Recently appointed minister in the Ministry of National Security Keith Scotland plans to head to Tobago soon with the hope of assuring Tobagonians that the rising crime on the sister isle is being tackled.
Scotland, according to a GML report, agrees with Chief Secretary Farley Augustine that the time for talking is over and radical and decisive action on crime in Tobago must take place.
He said yesterday that he had already spoken to Tobago TTPS and business chamber officials on the issue and he assured Tobagonians relief and results are on the horizon, not only in Tobago but nationally.
“I want to tell Tobago that we in the Ministry of National Security, the Government, we will do all within our powers to keep Tobago safe and to address the situation that is being experienced.”
He said he intends to reach out to Augustine and Minority Leader Kelvon Morris in the coming days.
He reassured Tobago that he will use, “everything, every grain of grey matter that I have that I can bring to this issue will be brought. I have been in contact with the officers and I will do so again.”
“There is no honeymoon when I come to Tobago. It’s the same for Trinidad. I want to meet with the people as well. I will be there.”
Augustine has urged police to aggressively dismantle drug operations and close businesses involved in illegal activities as a drastic, immediate and radical response.
He also called on families to report relatives engaged in crime.