T&T ...A need for leadership
In 13 days, T&T will turn 60 years old as a nation. It is a major milestone and, if it were a human being, it would have been a time when you were getting close to retirement and when you could look back and determine whether you made a real difference in the world, your community or at least your family.In terms of the life of a nation, T&T is still relatively young, but one can reasonably admit that as a nation we have failed to make the most of the resources we have been blessed with, and a lot of that stems from a lack of good leadership.To put things into perspective, T&T has already produced and used 25 trillion cubic feet (tcf) of natural gas. It has another 20 tcf of gas in its 3P reserves and an estimated 50 tcf to be discovered. In all, it is possible that this island of 1.3 million people would have sat in a basin of between 45 and 100 trillion cubic feet of natural gas, world-class by any standard.
When you add to that, T&T has discovered and produced over 2.5 billion barrels of oil, with at least another 500 million barrels in reserves. You can see that this country has been a world-class hydrocarbon province.T&T has also been blessed in terms of its location, outside the hurricane belt, is located literally in line with the major shipping routes and is a gateway to Latin and South America.At the time of writing this article, there had been 360 murders, 22 in four days, and a Commissioner of Police who seemed at sea in terms of what to do.Imagine the Commissioner of Police is in yesterday’s newspaper confirming that the Police Service is aware a lot of the guns are coming through those ports, and yet there appears either inertia or a deliberate turning of a blind eye to the problem. Where is the leadership in all of this?
Crime and the fear of crime will derail any society. It hurts economies.In some communities and towns in T&T, businesses are extorted by the so-called community leaders or their agents, and this can lead to some people simply not getting into business or causing additional costs to the State.So crime is a major challenge, and it can only be dealt with by high-quality leadership in the police service and the Government.
When you add to that, T&T has discovered and produced over 2.5 billion barrels of oil, with at least another 500 million barrels in reserves. You can see that this country has been a world-class hydrocarbon province.T&T has also been blessed in terms of its location, outside the hurricane belt, is located literally in line with the major shipping routes and is a gateway to Latin and South America.At the time of writing this article, there had been 360 murders, 22 in four days, and a Commissioner of Police who seemed at sea in terms of what to do.Imagine the Commissioner of Police is in yesterday’s newspaper confirming that the Police Service is aware a lot of the guns are coming through those ports, and yet there appears either inertia or a deliberate turning of a blind eye to the problem. Where is the leadership in all of this?
Crime and the fear of crime will derail any society. It hurts economies.In some communities and towns in T&T, businesses are extorted by the so-called community leaders or their agents, and this can lead to some people simply not getting into business or causing additional costs to the State.So crime is a major challenge, and it can only be dealt with by high-quality leadership in the police service and the Government.
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