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Mixed views on the ground in Tobago on the Special Operations Bill, with one hotelier Gerry Mc Farlane calling not only for support for the Bill but urging the public to work along with the police. More from Elizabeth Williams.
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00:00But it's also a bill, this new one, that is, I think it's absolutely necessary given the times we are
00:07in and it is targeting specific areas, dealing with the specific situations in those specific communities and that is what
00:15I like about it.
00:16Mr. McFarlane said he agrees with Prime Minister Kamala Passat-Bissessa that those who abide by the law have nothing
00:23to fear.
00:24Especially law-abiding citizens, you don't have to fear, based on what I'm hearing, you know, law-abiding citizens don't
00:30have to fear anything about this situation at all.
00:33Senior Superintendent Cook is really doing a fantastic job in organizing different things on the island.
00:39You may not know of all of them, you can't talk about all of that, that's what I like about
00:43his style.
00:44You know, so I think people need to cooperate with Cook as much as possible, Senior Superintendent Cook, sorry, you
00:51know, and let us see how we can move this place forward.
00:54However, businessman Dexter Dean James of Plymouth told the TV6 News he cannot support the SOB.
01:02You know, domestic tourism is kind of like off and on, only on probably holiday weekends and so on, we
01:09have our influx of Chinese and so on.
01:11So to now incorporate this Zozo stuff where they're taking away some of your rights, some of your privileges, people,
01:22you know, how to stay off the road and that kind of thing, I think that would have a serious
01:26impact on business, just my opinion.
01:28In the village of Blackrock, most villagers were not in support of the SOB.
01:33Back in 2024, a quadruple murder occurred in Blackrock, Tobago, and that same year, 26 murders were recorded.
01:44Anglican priest Father Philip Isaac is also having his say on the SOB, but wished to make it clear his
01:52opinion was not that of the Anglican church of which he heads in Tobago.
01:57The government should give careful consideration to the rights and privileges of the citizen when they're going to implement things
02:10like that.
02:11I am not sure if this has been done, and until I'm sure this has been done, I cannot give
02:21my support to it.
02:22Elizabeth Williams, TV6 News.
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