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Homeland Security Minister Roger Alexander says he has not yet met with the Acting Commissioner of Police during his first week in office. However, speaking at the Police Service's Sports Day, he assured the meeting will happen soon and explained the reason for the delay. Juhel Browne has the story.
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00:00Oh yes, stop, stop, stop, stop, stop.
00:02You know what is a community center?
00:04You know what is a center for the community?
00:09You know what is a match pass?
00:12You take a match pass with the police.
00:20Homeland Security Minister Roger Alexander and Acting Police Commissioner Junior Benjamin
00:24joined in the laughter at the use of the minister's famous line
00:28from the 2025 general election campaign by the Traffic and Highway Patrol branch
00:32in a March past competition during the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service's 2025 Sports Day
00:38at the Police Service Training Academy in St. James.
00:42Other divisions also used the voice of Minister Alexander seeing the line
00:45in an event that had a theme of the community outreach by the police.
00:50But the Garden Emergency branch chose to display that theme via the use of signs.
00:55TV6 News posed the question to Minister Alexander about that when he spoke with the media.
01:01I saw that you were a good supporter of the police sports today.
01:04Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. Thank you very much and, um, you know, this is, uh, this was my pleasure
01:07to come here, having returned, left here a short while ago, and returned as a minister.
01:14And I realized that the police service stuck to its vision to treat with the community
01:20in order to remove them from this criminal element, that criminal style,
01:25and criminal type behavior, yeah, and focus on sports.
01:29Minister Alexander is a former senior superintendent of police.
01:33What is the biggest adjustment for you from moving from being a senior police officer
01:38to being a minister with responsibility for the police service?
01:42It's not really a big adjustment per se, because I continue serving the people.
01:47I left serving the people and I continue to serve the people.
01:49So it's not a big adjustment per se. I just want to see the police service win, do well, and win.
01:56And my intention is to do as much as I could to ensure victory.
02:00Have you had conversations with the police commissioner standing next to you acting
02:03in terms of what would be the key priorities you would like to see addressed for the service?
02:08Well, I have to meet my commissioner soon,
02:12and we will address that as soon as we have that communication.
02:16Minister Alexander then made reference to the UNC-led government
02:20having split the National Security Ministry into two ministries,
02:25Homeland Security and Defense.
02:27There was some delay in dividing the ministries,
02:31and as soon as that is done, then I will know exactly what are my responsibilities
02:34and I'll treat with it there and then.
02:37How soon do you anticipate this meeting?
02:39As soon as tomorrow.
02:40So tomorrow you'll meet it?
02:43You see? So all is well.
02:44TV6 News followed up on Minister Alexander's statements
02:48after he was sworn into office last week
02:51that the first order of business is to ensure the safety and protection of police officers.
02:56You spoke about issues such as bulletproof vests and so on.
02:59Are there other issues such as the weapons police use, ammunition,
03:03things of that nature to give the officers a better chance in the war and crack?
03:08Of course, but I will have my opinion.
03:10But I want it to come directly from the persons involved,
03:13which will make it much easier to treat with.
03:16Minister Alexander said he wants to ensure his ideas
03:19and that of the leadership of the police are in sync to ensure progress.
03:23Jewel Brown, TV6 News.
03:26I'm for you.
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