However, the suggestion from the Downtown Owners and Merchants Association that they should be offered huge financial incentives to carry out the jobs they are already paid to do must be immediately rejected. It is not worth discussion, or even a second thought.
The men and women of the T&T Police Service (TTPS) are employed to keep a check on the bad elements rampaging through the country–and crime statistics attest to the fact that they have been failing at that job for quite some time.There is no disputing the fact that for police officers to restore and maintain peace and harmony in T&T they must be provided with sufficient resources and support to stay vigilant and keep criminals in check.
However, the suggestion from the Downtown Owners and Merchants Association (Doma) that they should be offered huge financial incentives to carry out the jobs they are already paid to do must be immediately rejected. It is not worth discussion, or even a second thought.While the suggestion was made with the best of intentions and it is a fact that Doma has been consistent and outspoken on the crime problem, this latest idea is misguided and likely to make matters worse rather than better.The money that Doma wants to suggest as an incentive to police officers is the $3.5 million reward
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