US Ambassador says new evil rising

“Instead these names will bring to mind a picture of acts suitably described by a combination of the words : brutality, rape, torture, and murder,” he told guests attending the inaugural Charter Ceremony of the Rotaract Club of Chaguanas at the Preysal High School on Saturday night.

‘They will not soon be erased from the memories of the citizens of the country,” Austin said.

He said the country had to deal with such evil, just when it seemed that the frightening number of kidnappings for ransom have abated.

Still, he said there may be a little room for some optimism as criminal justice authorities seem to be gaining a better understanding of the crime situation and as they improve their crime-fighting capabilities.

“But these small gains cannot be enjoyed when in just the first five months of the year we have become aware of intolerable acts of violence against two of our young innocents,” he said, referring to Sean Luke and little Emily.

Austin referred to ChildLine, which, he said, had the potential to reduce incidents of violence against the young.

ChildLine had 40 volunteers, he said, but was another example of where staff and money were sorely needed. He said that literature indicated that young people who were not committed to educational achievement were more likely to engage in delinquency than those who had high educational aspirations.

“The young person neglected for tutoring today may be the older youth who robs and kills tomorrow,” he warned.