KAMLA LAUDS LAW ENFORCEMENT CALLS GUARDIAN MEDIA CORRUPT

Nicole Prince, Reporting For FHIST News On BounXup Media Network

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago — Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar has issued a strong public statement affirming her government's zero-tolerance stance on crime and condemning what she termed orchestrated attacks against the nation's security apparatus.

Key Highlights

  • Crime Reduction: Serious crimes in Trinidad and Tobago fell by 15 percent over the course of 2026.
  • Foreign Aid: Increased American support to local protective services commenced last year, aiding national operations.
  • Equal Justice Pledge: The administration vowed an absolute end to a "tiered justice system," promising uniform law enforcement across all socio-economic sectors.

Pushback Against "Criminal Entities"

Persad-Bissessar revealed that the surge in strategic security measures has triggered a significant "unease and furor" among high-status individuals who benefit from institutional criminality. She directly accused criminal networks, elements of the legal and business fraternities, and specific media houses—singling out Guardian Media Limited—of deploying social media trolls and "race grifters" to incite ethnic division and public hatred against national security forces.

Leadership Commendation

Despite pushback and intense public scrutiny, the Prime Minister reaffirmed absolute confidence in the heads of the nation's security and intelligence agencies. She expressed formal gratitude to:

  • Allister Guevarro, Commissioner of Police (COP)
  • Alicia Henry, Director of the Strategic Services Agency (SSA)
  • Commodore Don Polo, Chief of Defence Staff (CDS)
  • Elvin Scanterbury, Prison Superintendent

Target: The Drug Mafia

The Prime Minister emphasized that dismantling the local drug cartel, which spans all classes of society, requires unyielding leadership. She pledged that the government, alongside its international allies, remains firmly committed to neutralizing these syndicates.

Concluding her address, Persad-Bissessar signaled a severe warning to elite criminal financiers, stating that individuals from areas such as Laventille, Siparia, and West Moorings will face identical legal accountability, regardless of wealth, ethnicity, or political ties.

The Prime Minister also included a chart from a Daily Express Newspaper Article by Anna Ramdass which purported to show a 15% drop in serious crime.

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The Prime Minister of Trinidad & Tobago X (Twitter) Post

Kamla Persad-Bissessar @PM_Kamla
9:40 AM · Jul 27, 2026

THANK YOU TO THE GREAT MEN AND WOMEN OF OUR PROTECTIVE SERVICES

Since the increase in American support to our protective services began last year, we have witnessed a heightened unease and furor among those who have built their wealth and social status by upholding illegality and criminality to benefit their friends, families, and financiers while simultaneously destroying the prosperity and happiness of law-abiding citizens.

They have spread false narratives to stoke hatred between the two major ethnic groups and launched unrelenting attacks on the American government and our protective services through their social media trolls, deranged commentators, race grifters, and the discredited and corrupted Guardian Media Limited.

However, despite the attacks from criminal entities through their agents in the legal fraternity, business community, mainstream and social media to incite hatred against our protective services, the men and women of the police, defence forces, SSA and prison service through great efforts and personal sacrifices managed to bring down serious crimes by 15 percent in 2026.

I am thankful to the brave men and women of our law enforcement and intelligence agencies who daily undertake the difficult responsibilities of protecting our nation and safeguarding our freedoms, often under immense pressure and unfair criticisms. The protective services continue to demonstrate astuteness and diligence in their actions while maintaining the freedoms of all citizens.

On behalf of all law-abiding citizens I express sincere gratitude to COP Allister Guevarro, SSA Director Alicia Henry, CDS Commodore Don Polo, Prison Superintendent Elvin Scanterbury, and all their colleagues and reaffirm our confidence in them, and their shared vision of ending the grip of crime on our nation.

Exterminating the evil local drug mafia which has entrenched itself across all classes of our society is not a job for weak men and women. We are committed to seeing this mission through along with our international partners professionally and fairly.

For too long this country has accepted a tiered justice system in which different rules, conditions, and treatment apply to persons and groups in society based on income levels, ethnicity, where they live, and who they fund.

That time has come to an end. No one’s wealth or social status will put them above the law. Persons from Laventille, Siparia, West Moorings or any other part of Trinidad and Tobago will face the same application of justice.

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Nicole Prince Reporting For FHIST News on BounXup Media Network