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Mar 24, 2013 Letters
Dear Editor,
I am responding to your Tuesday March 19, 2013 story “Rohee throws down gauntlet to Police”, regarding the Home Affairs Minister’s address to officers at the just concluded annual Police Officers’ Conference.
The article stated that Home Affairs Minister Clement Rohee has read the riot act to the police, expressing dismay over the long list of unsolved serious crimes. The article went on to state that Rohee was particularly concerned about the growing number of unsolved execution types murders. He even mentioned “we have reached a stage where some members of the public and the press have tended to insinuate that the Force lacks ability or will to solve these high profile cases.
While I agree with Mr. Rohee for being concerned about the growing number of unsolved execution-style murders, I strongly disagree with him for deeming some members of the public and the press as having a tendency to insinuate that the Force lacks the ability or will to solve these high profile cases. There is nothing to insinuate. That is a fact; the Force lacks the ability or will to solve these high profile cases. He even mentioned that the Force would have to review its current investigative capacity and take corrective action.
What I found is that over the years, the force most of the time was given very limited resources to do its job. Take for example, the Police in Mahdia who are tasked with providing security for Mining District #2 (Potaro) and all the residents and the business persons need far more resources to function effectively. The ranks are handicapped when it comes to traversing several areas which fall under their jurisdiction. These areas have many escape routes and the Police are limited in terms of mobility.
The Police at Mahdia only have one ATV which is inadequate for them to do the work they are expected to do. They are actually given “basket to fetch water. They need a new 4×4 Land Cruiser, along with a boat and an outboard engine. Most of the time when a crime is committed, the perpetrator/s would be long gone by the time the Police acquire transportation to go to the scene.
It must be noted that over the years the interior becomes a safe haven for criminals and due to the rising gold prices criminal activity has increased.
Government cannot claim they don’t have money to provide these vehicles. In 2012, Government collected about 80,000 ounces of gold in revenue from Mining District #2.
In the 70s and 80s, although the Government of the day was collecting far less revenue from Mining District #2 and there were fewer crimes, the Police were equipped with proper transportation.
It is important to check the records to find out how much revenue from gold was collected in 1991 so we can compare it with how much was collected in 2012.
I would hope that these vehicles for this Police Station are in the 2013 Budget.
Mark Crawford
Regional Chairman
Region #8
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