A call has been made for the government to implement additional security measures at the Carli Bay Fishing Facility.
It comes from Member of Parliament for Couva North, Ravi Ratiram and Councillor for California/Point Lisas, Ramchand Rajbal Maraj, following what has been described as the recent desecration of a temple at Carli Bay, Couva.
MP Ratiram says the area in which the shrine is located is a sacred one, designated for rituals and ceremonies, utilized by different religious faiths.
In a media release on Monday, MP Ratiram said a similar crime was reported last week when a temple in Penal was ransacked and desecrated.
Several places of worship, including a Catholic Church in Belmont and an Anglican Church in Petit Bourg have also reported likewise incidents earlier this year.
MP Ratiram claimed the Carli Bay facility remains unsecured having neither CCTV cameras nor proper lighting.
The Couva North MP renewed his call to National Security Minister Fitzgerald Hinds, that in this fiscal year, part of the $5.798 BILLION allocated to National Security be used to address outstanding issues at the Carli Bay Facility.
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