{"id":9929,"date":"2017-12-05T10:30:18","date_gmt":"2017-12-05T14:30:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?p=9929"},"modified":"2017-12-06T13:48:21","modified_gmt":"2017-12-06T17:48:21","slug":"benjamin-talks-regional-security-in-the-dr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/benjamin-talks-regional-security-in-the-dr\/","title":{"rendered":"Benjamin talks regional security in the DR"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"\"<\/a><\/div>
\"\"<\/a><\/div>

(PRESS RELEASE)<\/p>

\"\"<\/a><\/div>\n

Public Safety Minister Steadroy Cutie Benjamin recently returned to Antigua and Barbuda where he attended the 7th<\/sup> Caribbean-United States Security Cooperation Dialogue, under the theme \u201cTowards a More Effective Partnership and Integration for Citizens Security\u201d.<\/p>\n

Several Topics were discussed to include: regional collaboration for law enforcement and combating transnational organised crime; crime and violence prevention; national disasters and lesson learned; enhancing maritime security cooperation and Caribbean international partners coordination efforts.<\/p>

\"\"<\/a><\/div>
\"\"<\/a><\/div>\n

Minister Benjamin was very impressed with the meeting on a whole and its effectiveness and noted that during the Caribbean\u2019s presentation by Major General Stewart Saunders National Security advisor of St. Kitts and Nevis under the topic \u201cRegional Collaboration for Law Enforcement and Combating Transnational Organized Crime\u201d, quoted statistics concerning crime activity and data in the region<\/p>

\"\"<\/a><\/div>\n

Quoting from an article written by Robert Curley entitled \u201cCaribbean Murder Rates 2017\u201d<\/strong> the following data was highlighted: Murder rate in Jamaica was 40.9 per one hundred thousand; the rate in St. Kitts and Nevis- 38 per one hundred thousand; Trinidad and Tobago- 35 per one hundred thousand; Bahamas- 27.4 per one hundred thousand; St. Lucia \u2013 25 per one hundred thousand; St. Vincent and Grenadines \u2013 22per one hundred thousand and murder rate in Antigua and Barbuda has recently risen to an all-time high of 18.6per one hundred thousand. (RSCNPF Data)<\/p>\n

Illegal guns accounted for 82% of homicides in Bahamas, 81% in St. Kitts and Nevis, 70% of homicide in Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago. (Jacqueline Charles: The Secret in Paradise, Violence Mars Caribbean Life \u2013 May, 2017)<\/strong><\/p>

\"\"<\/a><\/div>\n

Minister Benjamin agreed with the findings that gangs are responsible for most crime and violence in the Caribbean; he noted and supported the view that the victims of homicides are concentrated in neighborhoods with high physical disorder, low trust amongst neighbors and the presence of negative controlling influences by gangs.<\/p>\n

He supports the view also that illegal arms, ammunitions and the drugs trades continue to be strong motivating factors in homicides, made worst by the revenge attack syndrome which displays no boundaries as women, children and even the aged and infirmed are targeted victims.<\/p>

\"\"<\/a><\/div>\n

The Minister was satisfied that attention will be given to areas of concern and assistance granted especially to countries such as Antigua and Barbuda which have displayed a positive approach and have a reasonable success rate in combating crime in their societies.<\/p>

\"\"<\/a><\/div>\n

Antigua and Barbuda has already established an Anti-Corruption Unit which will be given assistance in drafting appropriate legislation in its fight towards crime prevention. Assistance has also been promised to tackle Gender Affairs and problem affecting youth to equip them with skills to make them useful and productive citizens and to avoid their involvement in unlawful and criminal activities.<\/p>\n

The meeting was held during the period of November 29-30th<\/sup> 2017.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

(PRESS RELEASE) Public Safety Minister Steadroy Cutie Benjamin recently returned to Antigua and Barbuda where he attended the 7th Caribbean-United States Security Cooperation Dialogue, under the theme \u201cTowards a More Effective Partnership and Integration for Citizens Security\u201d. Several Topics were discussed to include: regional collaboration for law enforcement and combating transnational organised crime; crime and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":9930,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[68,5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9929","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-featured-2","category-news"],"yoast_head":"\nBenjamin talks regional security in the DR - Antigua News Room<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/benjamin-talks-regional-security-in-the-dr\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Benjamin talks regional security in the DR\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"(PRESS RELEASE) Public Safety Minister Steadroy Cutie Benjamin recently returned to Antigua and Barbuda where he attended the 7th Caribbean-United States Security Cooperation Dialogue, under the theme \u201cTowards a More Effective Partnership and Integration for Citizens Security\u201d. Several Topics were discussed to include: regional collaboration for law enforcement and combating transnational organised crime; crime and […]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/benjamin-talks-regional-security-in-the-dr\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Antigua News Room\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/antiguanewsroom\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2017-12-05T14:30:18+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2017-12-06T17:48:21+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/ag-in-santo-domingo.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1280\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"720\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Editor\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@AntiguaNewsRoom\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@AntiguaNewsRoom\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Editor\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/benjamin-talks-regional-security-in-the-dr\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/benjamin-talks-regional-security-in-the-dr\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Editor\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/#\/schema\/person\/36cac05ef6398fe56ae3e6317f8535c5\"},\"headline\":\"Benjamin talks regional security in the DR\",\"datePublished\":\"2017-12-05T14:30:18+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2017-12-06T17:48:21+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/benjamin-talks-regional-security-in-the-dr\/\"},\"wordCount\":459,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/benjamin-talks-regional-security-in-the-dr\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1280\/h:720\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/ag-in-santo-domingo.jpg\",\"articleSection\":[\"Featured\",\"News\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/benjamin-talks-regional-security-in-the-dr\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/benjamin-talks-regional-security-in-the-dr\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/benjamin-talks-regional-security-in-the-dr\/\",\"name\":\"Benjamin talks regional security in the DR - Antigua News Room\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/benjamin-talks-regional-security-in-the-dr\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/benjamin-talks-regional-security-in-the-dr\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1280\/h:720\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/ag-in-santo-domingo.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2017-12-05T14:30:18+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2017-12-06T17:48:21+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/benjamin-talks-regional-security-in-the-dr\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/benjamin-talks-regional-security-in-the-dr\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/benjamin-talks-regional-security-in-the-dr\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1280\/h:720\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/ag-in-santo-domingo.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1280\/h:720\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/ag-in-santo-domingo.jpg\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/benjamin-talks-regional-security-in-the-dr\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Benjamin talks regional security in the DR\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/\",\"name\":\"Antigua News Room\",\"description\":\"News As It Happens\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Antigua Newsroom\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1080\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_1584.jpeg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1080\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_1584.jpeg\",\"width\":1260,\"height\":1260,\"caption\":\"Antigua Newsroom\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/antiguanewsroom\",\"https:\/\/x.com\/AntiguaNewsRoom\",\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/antiguanewsroom\/\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/#\/schema\/person\/36cac05ef6398fe56ae3e6317f8535c5\",\"name\":\"Editor\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ad516503a11cd5ca435acc9bb6523536?s=96\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ad516503a11cd5ca435acc9bb6523536?s=96\",\"caption\":\"Editor\"},\"url\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/author\/editor\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Benjamin talks regional security in the DR - Antigua News Room","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/benjamin-talks-regional-security-in-the-dr\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Benjamin talks regional security in the DR","og_description":"(PRESS RELEASE) Public Safety Minister Steadroy Cutie Benjamin recently returned to Antigua and Barbuda where he attended the 7th Caribbean-United States Security Cooperation Dialogue, under the theme \u201cTowards a More Effective Partnership and Integration for Citizens Security\u201d. Several Topics were discussed to include: regional collaboration for law enforcement and combating transnational organised crime; crime and […]","og_url":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/benjamin-talks-regional-security-in-the-dr\/","og_site_name":"Antigua News Room","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/antiguanewsroom","article_published_time":"2017-12-05T14:30:18+00:00","article_modified_time":"2017-12-06T17:48:21+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1280,"height":720,"url":"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/ag-in-santo-domingo.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Editor","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@AntiguaNewsRoom","twitter_site":"@AntiguaNewsRoom","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Editor","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/benjamin-talks-regional-security-in-the-dr\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/benjamin-talks-regional-security-in-the-dr\/"},"author":{"name":"Editor","@id":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/#\/schema\/person\/36cac05ef6398fe56ae3e6317f8535c5"},"headline":"Benjamin talks regional security in the DR","datePublished":"2017-12-05T14:30:18+00:00","dateModified":"2017-12-06T17:48:21+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/benjamin-talks-regional-security-in-the-dr\/"},"wordCount":459,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/benjamin-talks-regional-security-in-the-dr\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1280\/h:720\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/ag-in-santo-domingo.jpg","articleSection":["Featured","News"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/benjamin-talks-regional-security-in-the-dr\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/benjamin-talks-regional-security-in-the-dr\/","url":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/benjamin-talks-regional-security-in-the-dr\/","name":"Benjamin talks regional security in the DR - Antigua News Room","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/benjamin-talks-regional-security-in-the-dr\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/benjamin-talks-regional-security-in-the-dr\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1280\/h:720\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/ag-in-santo-domingo.jpg","datePublished":"2017-12-05T14:30:18+00:00","dateModified":"2017-12-06T17:48:21+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/benjamin-talks-regional-security-in-the-dr\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/benjamin-talks-regional-security-in-the-dr\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/benjamin-talks-regional-security-in-the-dr\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1280\/h:720\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/ag-in-santo-domingo.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1280\/h:720\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/ag-in-santo-domingo.jpg","width":"1280","height":"720"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/benjamin-talks-regional-security-in-the-dr\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Benjamin talks regional security in the DR"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/","name":"Antigua News Room","description":"News As It Happens","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/#organization","name":"Antigua Newsroom","url":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1080\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_1584.jpeg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1080\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_1584.jpeg","width":1260,"height":1260,"caption":"Antigua Newsroom"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/antiguanewsroom","https:\/\/x.com\/AntiguaNewsRoom","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/antiguanewsroom\/"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/#\/schema\/person\/36cac05ef6398fe56ae3e6317f8535c5","name":"Editor","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ad516503a11cd5ca435acc9bb6523536?s=96","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ad516503a11cd5ca435acc9bb6523536?s=96","caption":"Editor"},"url":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/author\/editor\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/anr-api\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9929","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/anr-api\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/anr-api\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/anr-api\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/anr-api\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9929"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/anr-api\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9929\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/anr-api\/wp\/v2\/media\/9930"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/anr-api\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9929"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/anr-api\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9929"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/anr-api\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9929"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}