Comment: I hope law and order does not break down to the extent that a foreign power would have to invade St.Kitts to protect its citizens. That would be sad.

Comment: I notice the proposal here includes provisions for, among other things, dealing with white collar crime. I do not think our current PM would agree to this. No ! never!

Comment: if anyone agree with the PM speech then they niaeve. common sense every foreigner is a target. criminals first impression is they got money life hard for them in sk and they see a chance for easy money.YOU MR. DOUGLAS, HOW YOU COULD SAY INCREASE CRIME IS NOT YOUR FAULT? you is the leader you should be wise enough 2 come up with strategies to combat crime. step down on your government so they could step down on the athourity so the authourity can step down on crime OUR SAFETY IS UP TO YOU. FOOL

Comment: Keep drinking the Labour Kool-Aid, Mal. The government is going to blatently abuse this power. Their track recordo on corruption if far from spotless. If we were so worried about fighting crime, how come we do not employ 19th century crime-fighting techniques, like finger prints. Homicides, armed robberies, and burglaries are insane, yet monitoring phone calls, texts, and e-mails are going to solve this? Douggie's moving closer and closer to becoming just like his buddies Hugo and Fidel.

Comment: Is it me or does it seem the PM is mad that this story made it to the British press? Perhaps, unlike this government, they actually care about the safety of its citizens. The PM's reassurance doesn't carry much weight. I agree with Portia, if you don't want bad press, stop the violence; however, I honestly don't think foreigners are doing these crimes. It's no coincidence that those that fear the truth being told to others are guilty of doing or hiding something that shouldn't be happening.

Comment: SMM if you say the sky is blue i will not believe it so i for one will not come home becuase we are not safe.

Comment: I guess DeNial is not just a river in Africa. PM, I'm afraid it's time to wake up and face this crime thing head on and stop blaming the media. They're simply doing their jobs by reporting what's going on. Don't wait for the crime to reach non-Nationals. If you think local and UK media is bad, just wait until the US media gets involved if its about one of their own. You can just ask Aruba about that...

Comment: I don't know why you guys are wasting your time...LABOUR has all the answers and NO idea is a good idea if it's not coming from their side.

Comment: There are several entities in this federation that need to step up to the plate. Security, Social Dev. Private Sector etc. Crime is not the the total responsibility of government, all Kittitians have the responsibility to control criminal behavior. It only reach Government after the crime is committed. How about the Teachers, Churches, Parents seeing unruly behavior and throwing up their hands. If my child wants to ruin they life I would ruin it for them a bang them till a cant find them.

Comment: Ay aye! Is Douglas in control of the criminals? With authority he tells us who they are not targeting.Even the police seem to not have such know how. Their most authoritative statement is the old refrain,"Investigations are ongoing"