Home Affairs Minister Dr. Virginia Albert-Poyotte praised law enforcement officers’ hard work in a Christmas message amid a spike in violent crime.
“The arduous work of law enforcement personnel must be singled out,” the Babonneau MP stated.
“Nearly every day, your resolve is tested but you have proven time and again that our safety is of utmost priority,” Albert-Poyotte stated.
In addition, she noted the steadfast desire of law enforcers to safeguard life and property.
“You are echoing the government’s putting people first development agenda,” the Minister declared.
Her comments came amid a violent crime surge that has resulted in 72 homicides this year.
Addressing her ‘beloved constituents of Babonneau’, Albert-Poyotte observed that no community is immune to crime.
“We see it. We hear it. We hear about it. We talk about it and we feel the impacts and effects,” the Babonneau MP noted.
However, she explained that individual and collective actions could make local communities and Saint Lucia, by extension, crime-free.
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