After 9 years Rowley is angered as T&T murders reached 614

Rising crime rate angers PM Rowley
... urges TTPS to make criminals uncomfortable with penetrating detection


With a record high of 614 murders up to yesterday,compared to 567 last year Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley is upset that the T&T Police Service (TTPS) has not been able to do more the curb the rising rate of serious crime and murders in particular, a situation he has described as totally “unacceptable.”In a statement posted on the Office of the Prime Minister’s Facebook page on Thursday night, Dr Rowley said he hoped and had a “genuine expectation” that national security efforts would have seen a visible reduction in number of murders and violent crime by now.“The unacceptable high level of violent crime in the country has attracted the consistent attention and not inconsiderable resources of the state,” the PM said.“Unfortunately, even the significant efforts of the National Security agencies, have not deterred the criminal minds which operate, as though, without fear of detection and certainty of timely, dissuading punishment

In a media release on Monday night, Police Commissioner Erla Harewood-Christopher also said the 600-plus murders had eroded “a significantly large amount of good work” done by the police.
She said until the minds of criminals can be persuaded to change their behaviour, this will remain a challenge as criminals continue to create opportunities to commit violent crimes.Several stakeholders yesterday accused the Government of being too afraid to take the real steps needed to deal with the crime scourge.Noting both Scotland and Fitzgerald Hinds were ministers in the National Security Ministry and there is still a record high murder toll, he said “we’re doing something wrong” but noted we must admit to this effectively address violent crime.

Meanwhile, Criminal Bar Association president Israel Khan SC came to the defence of the judiciary, saying Prime Minister was not accepting responsibility for the overall situation with crime in the country.
“He blamed the police, the Commissioner of Police and the police service for not doing sufficiently enough to control and abate crimes. He blamed the relatives of the criminals for not revealing their identities or surrendering them to the police. He blamed the judiciary for not exacting severe punishment for the crisis of crime. He is blaming everybody but himself,” Khan said.
Khan said the Prime Minister seemed more concerned with remaining in office but was not really interested in solving crime.

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So after 9 years and approx. 5,000 murders, Rowley is upset.



When I post his lack of achievements... I am told I hate him because he is African on this site.

Over 80% are African deaths; where are the Pan-Africans? complaining about this?
Oh, they cannot. There's a brother at the helm, and soon he will announce Carnival. Its we fete.

....Rowley is ah busy man...



As 4 citizens were killed yesterday.

The Rowley’s platitudes

The statement from Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley on the country’s record murder rate came like a thief in the night—to be precise, 19 minutes after midnight yesterday, on the Facebook page of the Office of the Prime Minister.It is past time that Prime Minister Rowley stops issuing vacuous and self-serving statements on this deadly issue. Instead, he needs to engage properly with citizens, perhaps through open town halls or an extended engagement with the media. Then he can provide answers on other crime initiatives, such as:



The Government ministers will be in Tobago on January 5 and 6 to set next year’s parliamentary agenda and, most likely, to discuss election strategy. Since it is inevitable the record homicide rate for 2024 will be a major campaign issue, the PNM has to find ways to appeal to the floating voters.Having failed to reduce murders during its past nine years in office, any significant reduction before the general election is unlikely. But at least the Government should come out of its retreat with new and innovative measures to slow the tide of blood engulfing the nation.

In reply to sgtdjones

We are no more a "Banana Republic" it is now a Plantain Republic,they have just the man in charge of the Plantain Republic of TT...Rowley a TOBAGONIAN, once described by a former PM of Afro decent as a YOB,i couldn't agree more.Rowley should never be a PM he was better suited to be a "caged fighter".