The Homeland Security Minister says this country is no longer in a top ten listing where violence is concerned.
This, as the Minister said "there are teams being prepared for a brighter tomorrow for Trinidad and Tobago" as he responded to a question from TV6 News about whether he is discussing the issue of border security with his colleagues in the region.
00:00For the first time in decades, Trinidad Tobago has moved out of the top 10 most violent nations.
00:11And this was done because of our efforts.
00:14The declaration by Homeland Security Minister Roger Alexander on behalf of the government just over six months after the 2025 general election.
00:23In Trinidad Tobago, my Prime Minister Kamala Posad-Wicessa and her government made a promise to take back our streets.
00:34And today, I can with pride say we are delivering.
00:42Our country has cut the murder rate from 41,000 to 100,000 persons to 26.
00:53This is a 25% drop in just a few months.
01:02Minister Alexander said it was the result of the state security services working together.
01:07Minister Alexander spoke less than three weeks after the state of emergency in Trinidad and Tobago,
01:12which does not have a curfew and does not have restrictions on public gatherings, was extended for another three months.
01:20The SOE began in July.
01:22The Homeland Security Minister was delivering the keynote address during the opening ceremony of the 5th Annual Meeting of States of the Caribbean Firearms Roadmap.
01:32We must remember that illegal firearms does not respect borders.
01:40So our fight against them cannot be limited to our own boundaries.
01:46The Caribbean Firearms Roadmap is not a plan on paper.
01:56Let me repeat that.
01:58The Caribbean Roadmap is not just a plan on paper.
02:02It's alive.
02:05It's breathing.
02:06Something else that is quite alive in the Caribbean is the increased presence of the U.S. military,
02:12something President Nicholas Maduro claims is about regime change in Venezuela.
02:17The U.S. government says it is about its war on drug cartels,
02:21which has the full support of the government of Trinidad and Tobago, led by Prime Minister Passat-Bassassar.
02:27The Homeland Security Minister said their issues Trinidad and Tobago is facing many other countries are not.
02:56The guns, the human trafficking, the drugs.
02:59We are victims of that.
03:01Not all stays here, but whatever stays here, it is causing havoc among the people.
03:07He then gave a hint about what could be next in the state's war on illegal guns and drugs.
03:12To answer your question, there are times when we will have communication and joint efforts to prevent things from happening.
03:19And that is why the communication between the agencies must be sharp.
03:25As we speak, our teams need to turn to a brighter tomorrow for children.
03:32Minister Alexander Hoffa don't know further details about the teams he referred to.
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