Townhall Meeting held in the McKnight Area
About twenty (20) residents from the Mc Knight Area attended the second town hall meeting hosted by the Royal St. Christopher-Nevis Police Force at the Mc Knight Community Center on Tuesday 18th December 2007.
The panel, which comprised of High Command of the Police Force, the Hon. Minister of National Security and Parliamentary representative for the area, Hon. Dwyer Astaphan, the PAM candidate for the area Mr. Roy Flemming and Inspector Belgrove, Acting Head of the CID, expounded on the recent spate of criminal activity and expressed their opinions on some of the causes of crime and suggested possible solutions to deal with the problem.
Acting Commissioner Williams assured the community that the Police are on top of the situation, due to the implementation of a number of crime reduction strategies including more joint operations with the St. Kitts-Nevis Defence Force. The audience expressed their appreciation for the initiatives of the Police Force in dealing with the present situation.
Some expressed their satisfaction with the Police’s quick response to reports in their area, but expressed the view that the Police need to be more visible in the community. ~~Adz:Right~~
The Police are committed to continuing the series of meetings, and will be meeting next with residents of the Old Road community early in the New Year. Manager of the radio station Sugar City Rock Mr. Val Thomas has promised that his radio station will broadcast the meetings live, if the Police have regular meetings in the communities around the island.
The Police wish to thank all those persons who have participated in the meetings, particularly those who made suggestions and gave advice as to the way forward in arresting the crime situation.
