Providenciales, TCI, February 7, 2017 -His Excellency the Governor, Dr John Freeman, who, like the Premier, is currently on official business in London, made the following statement earlier today:
“I have learned with much concern of reported crime which has taken place in TCI over the past few days. I am in regular contact with the Commissioner of Police who has reported to me on the ongoing investigations being conducted by the RTCIPF. Understandably these crimes have given rise to considerable public anxiety. The right response to criminal acts is the identification and early arrest of those assessed to be responsible; that is what the officers of the RTCIPF are actively engaged upon now.
“That is the right immediate response, but the fight against crime in TCI requires a whole of government and whole of community response sustained over time. This has been recognized by the National Security Council chaired by me and the Premier. The need for additional resources by which to fight and defeat the criminals is one aspect of the longer term response, and provision of additional resources for the Police and other government ministries and agencies is currently under discussion in Cabinet as part of the budget development process for 2017/18. More broadly still, it is my intention to ensure that best use will be made of the upcoming (UK financed) Security Needs Assessment to be carried out in TCI later this month. I will be meeting the team who will carry out that assessment tomorrow, 8 February, while I am in London.
“As well as regular contact with the Commissioner of Police, I remain in daily contact also with the Acting Governor whilst I am away temporarily from TCI on official business”
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