On Tuesday, Guy Joseph, the first deputy political leader of the opposition United Workers Party (UWP), declared a grave crisis regarding Saint Lucia’s crime situation.
Addressing a news conference, Joseph expressed concern that the Island had recorded 28 homicides so far in 2024.
“We have three months and nine days and we are already at 28 murders,” the former Castries South East MP noted.
“This is a crisis situation, and we are not here gloating,” he told reporters, adding that it was not something to rejoice about.
Joseph asserted that the UWP could win the election even if the Saint Lucia Labour Party (SLP) administration fully controlled crime.
However, the former Economic Development Minister described the current crime surge as scary for every right-thinking Saint Lucian.
Nevertheless, he declared that the government’s response to the crisis was to appoint three different ministers to control the crime surge.
Joseph referred to Prime Minister Philip J. Pierre, who is responsible for national security, Home Affairs Minister Dr. Virginia Albert-Poyotte, and the recently appointed Crime Prevention Minister, Jeremiah Norbert.
He also noted that there is an Attorney General.
“Four people together and I can boldly say that we are paying hundreds of thousands of dollars for their salaries,” the senior opposition official told reporters.
Joseph said he was unsure whether citizens understood Jeremiah Norbert’s crime prevention role.
But he said since the appointment, crime has escalated.
“So am I to assume that the Minister is failing at his job because crime is increasing?”
Joseph, while highlighting murders, said that he had not raised the issue of other criminal activities such as rapes, armed robberies, fraudulent driving licences, and praedial larceny.
“We need to realise that this government cannot manage the crime situation,” he told reporters.
PHOTO: Guy Joseph stock image
Looks like this Guy managed the crime situation when he was in the position to do so. I guess that he is insinuated that given another opportunity, he will manage it again. I suggest that he let it be known, how he intends to do so?
Well Said Mr Guy, “this government cannot manage the crime situation,” no matter how many people they bring on board their team to create jobs. We as the people of St Lucia have to make that decision. We need to stop the violence and no one can do it for us, but ourselves and be good to one another and stop the violence!
Guy , the crime situation did not start from the bottom, it started from the top. Paying 9 million for a hospital foundation that was estimated for 3 million, isn’t this a crime? Endorsing 162 million for lights to a personal friend, isn’t this a crime? Receiving money for the country and gave it to CHTTI, isn’t this a crime? Aiding and abetting in a kidnapping, isn’t this a crime? Check yourself before you talk.
Fortunately for him! He Assumes his own mental illness and his fault….Who is this Guy?
As men and religions that follows the Bible!
Why don’t follow NOT KILLING OTHER HUMANS?.
BASED ON DON’T KILL?
INQUIRING MINDS WANTS TO KNOW?
Tell me a country or a place that does not face this kind of suitation ????
This is a true story of two men who went to buy a cow :
On reaching at the place where the animal is, after examing the cow, the buyer ask the owner,if it is a male,so the owner gets angry and said :
But you see the two balls, yet you asking me if it is a male !!
So do not judge someone who is going to church,working out their evil 😈schemes and using God’s name,yet or called them a christians, for out of the heart the mouth speaks,and every good tree comes good fruits ❗
From John Compton to the present that we are in a crisis . For a st Lucian to make progress they have to go to the united states, Canada or England or just remain in st Lucia and work for your 3 to 5 ec dollars an hour for the capitalist thieves and oppressors