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Former national security minister and police commissioner Gary Griffith is calling on the Government, and more specifically Homeland Security Minister Roger Alexander, to improve communication with the public.
In a Facebook post yesterday, Griffith discredited a comment made by Alexander, who claimed that social media misinformation triggered widespread panic last Friday after an international news report suggested that the United States was poised to begin land strikes in Venezuela. This was compounded by the Defence Force calling out all its members to bases across the country and the police service recalling all officers from leave.
In an interview on Sunday, Alexander said his role was not to dispel social media claims. He said the Government should not have to hold a press conference to address every rumour and even urged citizens to be independent thinkers.
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