Fix crime to save T&T’s retail trade, south business leaders say
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June 11, 2026
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Following the murder of a young child in Erin, the business community in south Trinidad is calling on the Government to take stronger action to halt rising crime or else business activity would continue to deteriorate.
Last weekend, the country was rocked by the news that 12-year-old Mercedez Layne, a standard four student of Erin RC primary school was murdered and her body found in Carapal Road, Erin.
That area of T&T is home to many important businesses and companies.
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