Lots more work needed despite reduction in crime -Ramjattan

A lot more needs to be done to ensure that the crime rate is further reduced, Minister of Public Security Khemraj Ramjattan said last Friday, while noting that the introduction of more social programmes can help.

Ramjattan was at the time speaking at an Alliance for Change (AFC) press conference. He is the party’s leader.

Ramjattan noted that the statistics coming from the police have shown a drop in the serious crime rate. He said too that what is very visible is an improved crime solving capacity.

“That does not mean, however, that there have not been sporadic spikes in some weeks, particularly