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T&T almost a Barbaric Society


PSC boss: Technology, domestic violence crimes too high
Gail Alexander
Published: Guardian
Thursday, February 9, 2017

Dr Maria-Therese Gomes
In terms of crime, T&T is almost a barbaric society due to technology and domestic violence crimes, says Police Service Commission chairman Dr Maria-Therese Gomes.

Gomes made the comment while appearing before Parliament's Joint Select Committee yesterday.

She said the opportunity for the JSC examination was very timely, since the PSC was acutely aware of existing crime and increasing fear and insecurity in the public domain.

Gomes said T&T has technology that "has galloped" but added that the authorities didn't have "what people see on TV to solve crime easily."

She said many things are needed, from benchmarking and forensic analysis to police training and the Police Academy. But she said the PSC has limited staff.

"None of us-neither you nor I-have a magic wand," she told JSC members.

PSC member Dinanath Ramkissoon said there are detection rates mandated for different police divisions.

Gomes said it "augured well" for the PSC to manage its own funds. She said the commission hadn't had equipment - VCRs etc - to record materials and it had taken a long time to get a Flow connection.

She said commissioners' lunch was often sandwiches during a long day of work and the PSC needed money to have a decent meal in such periods.

JSC member Jennifer Baptiste-Primus agreed that the case was made for PSC commissioners to be full time, after PSC legal adviser Natasha Seecharan said there were 200 appeal cases involving officers and members of the public. Three of the five PSC commissioners sit on the Appeal Tribunal.

Gomes said the PSC is a vital body which requires a full time chairman and deputy chair to become more effective. The PCS, she said, hadn't done a manpower audit of the police service because it lacked the staff to conduct this. There was, however, an interim review by Public Administration in 2014, involving streamlining.

On recent criticism of the PSC by the Police Social and Welfare Association, Gomes said the PSWA knew the PSC's challenges and both had met.

"They have their job to do and we have ours-everyone has a role to play," she said.

Dem is not nice words.. ::confused::

Couple, 79 and 80-years-old tied up, terrorised
...daylight attack by bandits

Published on Feb 9, 2017, 1:14 pm AST
By Susan Mohammed Multimedia Desk



EVEN the money that was hidden in a pencil case at the home of an elderly couple in San Fernando was stolen by gun-toting thieves on Wednesday.

Two men, with bandanas over their faces, robbed an elderly couple of their money and items totalling $8,000.

The armed thieves entered the house at Retrench Village, Cross Crossing, at around 11 a.m. and ambushed the couple, just as the 79 year old woman was taking out a meal for her 80 year old husband.

The elderly couple was ordered into the bathroom, where the assailants bound their hands and feet with telephone cords and taped their mouths.

The house was ransacked and the couple's pension money, and other amounts of cash from other relatives who reside in the house were stolen, as well as jewelry.

The thieves escaped through the kitchen door.

The couple took two hours to untie themselves and contacted police.

A report was made to the Ste Madeleine Police Station.

all de same this is a good one.  I was enjoying  it as I nyam my dhal soup with dumplings.

I remember Trinidad and my own life there very  well.  I cud see all this coming.  and it  bad as it is , it not as bad as it go finally get yet.

ah bwoy..I was ah brilliant man.  I analyzed it all...then predicted.  but  no one cared. deh wanted to kill mih, call mih all kinda name.  so I left.  look at dem now.

Trinidad people...ALL.. of dem are awful people, terrible.  there are no exceptions, no  good people at all.

and it is the same thing with the entire region.  west indian people from Guyanans in the south to yaadies  up north are a terrible people, an awful people.. now sinking into social depravity with no path out.

I used to care.  cant say that I do anymore..in all honesty