President says drug trafficking is key factor in crime

President David Granger says drug trafficking is a key progenitor of crime and he pledged to bring it to an end.

Responding to questions on last week’s edition of the Public Interest television programme, Granger said that while his government is open to criticism, he believes that a claim by the main opposition that his government seems unable to handle crime which is everywhere is unfair.

‘We don’t ignore criticism and we respond to criticism by trying