Tears For Trinidad and Tobago : Blood of Crime for the Caribbean
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Trinidad and Tobago, known as the: “ Twin Island State” is facing the real possibility of becoming a crime infested society. We are afraid that a well-armed and violently disposed group of citizens, is at the forefront , of a lawless attempt, to cripple and eventually annihilate , a people who have never a “met a stranger” collective personality.
It is chilling and certainly not: “Trini to the Bone”, to murder
seven hundred of our brothers and sisters in 2022. It makes a mockery of the
tireless work done by those who have contributed to building a republic, that
has greatly contributed to the region, and the world.
The Mahogany Coconut Group, had its birth, by the efforts of
several Caribbean citizens, both at home and in the Diaspora; among this group
was and remains , Trinidadians therefore
to pen this column, comes with a great degree of sadness and concern. We have always endeavored to highlight both the negatives and positives
within the region as homogenous developments. We do not believe that the
senseless murder of one citizen in any of our countries is any different from
one hundred in another.
As far as we are concerned, when the numbers are counted the
result remains the same: Caribbean bodies in body bags and a trail of
perpetually grieving families; fatherless children; the sudden death of dreams
and a dark cloud that envelops the entire region.
We cannot create a New Caribbean Nation State if we allow
this carnage to continue anywhere and to any degree; we cannot replace our blue
ocean waters with the blood of our youth.
While we commenced this commentary by referencing T and T, we
urge all Caribbean governments, to invest more resources in modern crime
fighting tools and employ the necessary manpower to combat and ultimately
reduce and or eliminate crime in our region, which we often call a Zone of
Peace.
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