00:00This is a detailed plan as to what we're going to be doing to deal with the everyday scourge of crime and criminality in Trinidad and Tobago.
00:11We've outlined some of these plans already and you will see from the manifesto and we've put it out into the public domain.
00:18Prime Minister Stuart Young, during the launch of the PNM's manifesto, some 12 days before the 2025 general election on April 28th
00:27and less than three days after the end of the state of emergency in Trinidad and Tobago.
00:31The PNM's campaign promises in its 2025 manifesto include
00:35simplify the selection process for appointing the Commissioner of Police,
00:40ensuring competent strategic leadership,
00:42the expansion of AI or artificial intelligence-driven CCTV monitoring
00:47and automated license plate recognition to track criminal activity in real time,
00:52expand undercover and covert operations,
00:54enact legal immunity for undercover officers engaged in high-risk operations,
01:00the establishment of specialized vetted joint teams focusing on gang suppression,
01:06organized crime, counterterrorism and cybercrime,
01:09ensuring coordinated national security efforts.
01:12Before the media had an opportunity to read the PNM's manifesto,
01:16Prime Minister Young announced another plan.
01:18For example, the use of elite squads who get better training, proper vetting and insurance
01:24that they're not exposed or if they're exposed to corruption, they're immediately taken out.
01:29TV6 used a sort of clarification as we recalled that there was an announcement of a vetted unit for the police service
01:35while the PNM's political leader, Dr. Keith Rowley, was the Prime Minister.
01:40The vetted units that Dr. Rowley had achieved with the United States, that is operational.
01:47That is a very targeted, vetted unit that is going after transnational organized crime and other manners with assistance.
01:55As for the plan for elite squads?
01:57That is a unit provided with intelligence.
01:59Prime Minister Young also fielded a question from TV6 News about his announcement that the government
02:20is placing an order for 12 state-of-the-art interceptors from the United States.
02:25What we intend to do is put in the application to the U.S. Ex-Im Bank.
02:30We've identified the supplier and right now the authorities and the experts are negotiating the prices for these vessels.
02:40And will that include the issue of maintenance?
02:42Because I recall that has been a challenge with the existing Fleet for the Coast Guard.
02:47The answer is yes.
02:49Every time we purchase these types of new assets, there is always a maintenance component.
02:54And that is also why we're building out the capability in our maritime sector with the dry dock facility at Cary Dock
03:02to be able to service it ourselves as opposed to sending it to nearby countries.
03:08The PNM also announced in their manifesto a plan for the establishment of a Coast Guard base at Flemish Bay, Tobago.
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