00:00The GDPS has removed barriers that had blocked key roads in Sandy Grandi, following a bomb threat to the Sandy
00:07Grandi police station on Monday, March 2.
00:10A power outage was also reported in the community that night.
00:14Public concern further grew the following day after the government announced a state of emergency and residents saw the continuing
00:21roadblocks.
00:22Senior Superintendent of the Eastern Division Christopher Papanette tells TV6 News.
00:27The temporary barriers were removed following an operational assessment, and at this time the immediate circumstances surrounding the reported bomb
00:36threat has de-escalated, allowing for the adjustment of those precautionary measures.
00:43However, he stresses that de-escalation does not mean that the matter is no longer of concern.
00:48The senior superintendent tells TV6 News, the issue remains a high priority for the GDPS, and the situation continues to
00:57be closely monitored by officers of the Eastern Division and other relevant units.
01:03Residents, commuters and the business community had expressed concern and frustration over the ongoing road closures.
01:11On Friday night, PNM Deputy Political Leader, Sanjeev Boudou, called out the authorities for the lack of communication to the
01:19public during a PNM Town Hall meeting on the SOE regulations.
01:24Sanjeev Boudou is partially closed on Sunday, and the NVP is partially closed down.
01:28Days now.
01:28The main road is one way, in front of the police station, all sorts of traffic restrictions, and not one
01:35word from the Member of Parliament.
01:38Either Fatoko Sanjeev Boudou profundist, who is the Minister of Defense, or the MP Ferkumoto Manzanela, and that's the boundary.
01:45So the both MPs are responsible for communicating something to the business community.
01:49That is the main business district in Sangre Grandi.
01:53And for days now, nobody knew anything. What is happening?
01:56However, the TTPS says the investigation into the threat remains ongoing.
02:01And in keeping with established policy and investigative protocols,
02:06it would not be appropriate to disclose specific operational details at this stage.
02:11The TTPS says the safety and well-being of the public, the police officers,
02:16and all other arms of national security remain of paramount importance.
02:21And they will adjust the operational posture as circumstances may warrant,
02:27always with the safety and confidence of the public at the forefront of their considerations.
02:32Renessa Cutting, TV6 News.
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