New anti-crime plan to be unveiled for T&T

With a joint Caricom military presence on the streets of Trinidad and Tobago during the recent Summit of the Americas, the murder rate was temporarily stalled.

Since the conclusion of the Summit however, there have been at least five murders, three of which occurred at a factory in Western Trinidad when three gunmen stormed the factory and opened fire on five men emptying a container.

With the rising crime rate(the figure is so far estimated to be around 165)impacting negatively on travel advisories from the US, UK and Canada, the country's Prime Minister Patrick Manning is preparing to unveil a new anti-crime plan.

In an exclusive interview on CNC3's The Big Story programme, Mr Manning said the new plan has been drafted by Cameron Ross,a retired Canadian Major General and will be unveiled in the coming weeks.

Ross met with Mr Manning and National Security Minister Martin Joseph at the Prime Minister's office today.