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Monday, October 1, 2007
Prime Minister Baldwin Spencer has called on the United Nations to increase the flow of assistance to the Caribbean. The request for assistance will deal with the upsurge in crime in the Caribbean. The PM criticized countries like the US, for its policy of deporting criminals, calling it a monstrous assault on several of caribbean societies. The head of state was speaking at the 62nd General Assembly of the United Nations. He said as a result of the role the Caribbean plays for the drug traffickers as a transshipment point, the Caribbean is forced to pay a high price to protect societies to its north, and the Atlantic from drug shipments headed their way. In recognition of the link between globalization and crime PM Spencer urged the UN family of agencies, to provide the Caribbean with increased assistance in this area.
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