BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, (October 11th 2009) -The officers of Operation Future visited the Maurice Hillier and Irishtown Primary Schools on October 7th and 9th respectively.
The group, under the leadership of its founder Const. Lauston Percival conducted morning assembly at the Schools and made presentations warning students of the dangers of gangs and crime.
In delivering their message, the group was assisted by Ms. Jacinth “Shaki” Smithen who sang for the students of Maurice Hillier, while the students at the Irish Town Primary were treated to a power point presentation on the evolution and history of gangs by Mr. Dan Mac Mullin, a former member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and criminal defense lawyer in Canada who now resides in Nevis.
The presentation highlighted some of the admonishments of Stanley Tookie Williams, founder of the Crips.
He told them gang members commit violence on their own people, destroying themselves through hate and that gang members enslave themselves and others by using and selling drugs, creating addicts.The students listened attentively and at the end of the presentation, they correctly answered questions on the subject and received prizes compliments of Digicel, the group’s sponsor.
Mr. Mac Mullin presented a number of children books on the danger of gangs, written by Stanley Williams while on death row.The books were presented to the school’s principal Mr. Elvis Charles, for use in the library.
Mr. Charles thanked Mr. Mac Mullin for the books and commended Operation Future for their efforts at providing students with the necessary skills to resist negative influences.
