00:00Minister Philip Alexander tells us in the months before the 2025 general election,
00:07the former People's National Movement government hired over 2,300 people into the Ministry of Housing.
00:15But, according to the minister, there were no jobs for them, no materials and no tools, yet they were hired.
00:23He tells us when the new administration took office, there was no money to pay them,
00:28but his government had to find it.
00:30He also claims that persons were given houses to secure votes, calling it an abuse of taxpayers' money.
00:37And more of that is going to come out. I know the wheels of justice move slow, but they move in.
00:42And you're going to see at least one government minister is going to be before the courts for that.
00:49And you've seen that through the process, and the government is engaging persons.
00:54You mean a past government minister?
00:55Past government minister.
00:56Yeah.
00:57Sorry, yes, a former government minister.
00:59The minister says they plan to give out at least 600 houses by Christmas of this year.
01:07Speaking on the UNC's first 100 days in office, the minister says crime statistics are already on the decline under this administration.
01:1635% reduction in violent crime and murder is massive in the first six months of 2025.
01:22That's massive.
01:23That's massive.
01:23PNM could take some credit for some of it.
01:26This government did everything that it could to take us to a place where we're starting to feel safer.
01:32The business community have publicly said they're feeling safer.
01:35They're seeing it on the ground that crime is down, physically down.
01:39He says the government is taking back the power from the criminal elements.
01:46Unlike the past administrations, though, you see a government that is very strongly capable to clear on what is the requisite action.
01:56The Attorney General created a prison in the base and sent those who needed to be out of the system where they could have been manipulating communications.
02:07They're not supposed to be able to get their information on the front page of the papers.
02:13Prisoners was running the show.
02:15Gang leaders was running the show.
02:16That has now stopped.
02:18Nicole M. Romani, TV6 News.
02:21Congenomorphicode group members, sir.
02:22We've been able to do this.
02:25To answer any questions for this question, please.
02:26I'll make a note before this question, please.
02:28We'll have to answer your questions, please.
02:30Please, don't worry.
02:32Please e, yes, please.
02:33Please, don't worry.
02:38Good news.
02:39Yeah.
02:40That's fine.
02:44Okay.
02:47Well, there is 20 minutes.
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