Facing the scourge of crime

Dear Editor,

The Trinidadian Guardian reports the prime minister of Trinidad and Tobago, in response to the growing numbers of senseless killings in that Caricom state, condemning it as 'horrific', 'horrendous', and 'intolerable'! She further called for the National Security Council to "make no more excuses on its failure to counter the criminals".

In Jamaica, while facing the rise of similar senseless killings within the first week of the new year, we have not yet heard from our prime minister, Portia Simpson Miller. Our national security minister seems overwhelmed, while the Government has failed to use the collective wisdom and vision of its national security council. The Honourable Peter Bunting, if he is to be effective, must utilise the resources of this council, which includes Her Majesty's Loyal Opposition.

To overcome the scourge of crime requires an united effort co-operation is needed from an active national security council. This is the "divine intervention" through which vision and wisdom is revealed to put an end to our undeclared civil war.

Dudley C McLean II

Mandeville, Manchester

dcmduart@yahoo.com

Facing the scourge of crime

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