‘There Is Hope!’ – Chastanet Speaks On Caribbean Crime Spike

Saint Lucia’s opposition leader, Allen Chastanet, addressed a Trinidad and Tobago town hall meeting on a hopeful note amid a spike in crime in several Caribbean countries. “As bad as the statistics are about crime in our countries, there is hope,” he told the event that Trinidad and Tobago’s opposition United National Congress (UNC) organised. He recalled the crime issues that New York City, Washington DC, Miami, Los Angeles, London, and Paris faced. The former Saint Lucia Prime Minister said all those places at one time had the label of the most dangerous cities in the world. Nevertheless, Chastanet said they broke the cycle of continually doing the same things and found solutions. “We must find the solutions to crime in our region,” he declared to applause. The United Workers Party (UWP) leader said the solution lies with more than one person. “I am pleading with you. Open your hearts and feel the pain of the people who are being affected because today it’s them; tomorrow it is going to be you. You will be the mother saying, ‘He was a good boy!'” the Saint Lucia opposition leader stated. Chastanet explained that one of the first changes to accept is...