REAL NEWS: Minister of Public Safety Steadroy “Cutie” Benjamin has been “deafeningly silent” on the upsurge in criminal activity across the country and, especially, the spate of woundings during the Labour Day celebrations at Fort James Beach, says George Wehner, mobilization officer of the United Progressive Party (UPP).
While the Police, too, have been relatively quiet on the spike, Police Commissioner Atlee Rodney has expressed satisfaction with the outcome of the holiday activities, claiming that “very few major incidents” were reported.
While that may have been the case, the incidents were serious enough to require hospital treatment for several young men, with one requiring surgery and blood donations.
If the police commissioner is satisfied with the activities on Labour Day – in spite of the wounding incidents – Wehner says, then his boss, MP Benjamin, must also be pleased with the crime situation, or has no interest, since he has said nothing publicly.
Wehner admits that he and others were taken aback by Commissioner Rodney’s response. It appears to him that the police high command wants to downplay the fact that crime has increased significantly these past months.
And it is not only acquisition crimes that have spiked, he notes, but rapes and woundings, especially involving the youth.
Meanwhile, Wehner is commending the Police for its high presence at Ffryes Beach and during the UPP-supported Antigua and Barbuda Workers’ Union march.
Reportedly, even Assistant Commissioner of Police Clifton Cabral –head of the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) – was present at both events.
If the police presence at Fort James Beach was the same as at Ffryes, Wehner says, then officers appear not to have done much to stem the violence that took place at the latter location.
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Ya asking a man who don’t remember how his knees look if he see crime on the rise?
Oh okay
Antigua Nice!!
People,
The police commish is a puppet of the prime minister .
He is told what to say and what to do by his handler the pm.
It is sad but true, the recent altercations happened at fort James, do you expect the commish to paint labor in a negative and violent light??
Not going to happen.. hmm
ALL DEPARTMENT HEADS ARE PUPPETS…POLICE, CUSTOMS, IMMIGRATION ONDCP, PORT AUTHORITY….THAT’S THE ONLY HOW YOU CAN HEAD A DEPARTMENT
PS
ALL SENATORS ARE ALSO PUPPETS
A shame Them shame about the level of violence among the young people criminals they attracted at their labour day celebrations. Some labour people are the worst of the worst. They were therefore silent about the violence.
The police was there to protect the UPP people from the Red Devils I hope. They should know UPP people wouldn’t cause trouble.
Maybe Cutie is getting advice from his close buddy the Commissioner of Integrity, who has none. Just saying…. there is no accountability, they can do whatever they want, when they want. They know they will get away with it.
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