KPB AGAIN CALLS ON PM TO TAKE OVER NATIONAL SECURITY

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The Opposition Leader is also condemning the fatal shooting outside of the pre-school in Malick on Wednesday, that left a child injured.  The Opposition Leader is again calling on the Prime Minister to take over the National Security portfolio in the Cabinet.  However, the Opposition also says "there is wanton lawlessness and gang violence because of" what she calls the "Government's incompetence in dealing with this problem".  Juhel Browne reports.

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00:00In a statement to the media on the fatal shooting outside of a preschool in Malik on Wednesday,

00:06Opposition leader Kamala Prasad v. SSS, her party, the United National Congress, vehemently

00:11condemns these atrocious acts of violence.

00:14Speaking with TV6 News via telephone, the opposition leader reiterated her party's appeal

00:19for Prime Minister Dr. Keith Rowley to remove Fitzgerald Hines as Minister of National Security

00:25and for the Prime Minister to personally take the helm of the National Security Ministry.

00:56When Prime Minister Rowley announced the appointment of Port of Spain MP Keith Scotland as Minister

01:03in the Ministry of National Security to particularly deal with police issues on July 25th, he expressed

01:10his confidence in Minister Hines continuing to lead the National Security Ministry.

01:26As we try to do more and so much trouble is coming to us from the police, I want to put

01:36it that way.

01:38We decided that, as Prime Minister, it's my prerogative to make that decision.

01:43That the Minister was being distracted by too many other things when we wanted more

01:50focusing on the police at this particular point in time.

01:54The Prime Minister continues to show his confidence in National Security Minister Hines.

02:00Opposition leader Prasad Besese said in her statement to the media on Wednesday that there

02:03is wanton lawlessness and gang violence because of government's incompetence in dealing with

02:08this problem.

02:09TV6 News is reporting that gang violence claimed the life of two men and left a child and two

02:15adults injured in front of a child care centre on Wednesday morning.

02:20The opposition leader expressed her concern for the child who was injured and all of the

02:25children at the pre-school.

02:26Yes, I think it is most important that they are given counselling, that's the most shocking

02:32thing for any individual, far less for children.

02:34So I think they should be given immediate counselling, should be afforded to all the

02:39students, not just the ones directly affected but all the students who were there to have

02:45witnessed and heard what transpired on that day.

02:49The opposition leader says Trinidad and Tobago has descended into a danger zone and declared

02:53terror pervades the nation and blames what she calls the negligence of the government.

02:58I am the only politician who has gone to Mova Lavender to listen to the concerns of people

03:03there and to the residents of Mova, I say to them, keep strong, help is coming after

03:09the next general election.

03:12The next general election is due next year, 2025.

03:16Jewel Brown, TV6 News.

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