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Homeland Security Minister Roger Alexander is urging citizens to keep their online comments civil, warning that threats of violence against anyone will not be tolerated.

Alexander made the comment to Newsday on November 23 as he confirmed an investigation has begun into death threats made against Opposition Senator Dr Amery Browne.

On November 22, Browne, who is also the PNM’s vice-chairman and a former Minister of Foreign and Caricom Affairs, revealed posted screenshots of vile and menacing comments made on his page by an individual.