An­na-Lisa Paul

Al­though po­lice killings have more than dou­bled since the year be­gan, act­ing Com­mis­sion­er of Po­lice (CoP) Ju­nior Ben­jamin has come out in de­fence of his of­fi­cers, as he warned that the po­lice will not back down when con­front­ed by armed crim­i­nals.

In­di­cat­ing that they had record­ed 85 mur­ders for the year up to March 19, com­pared to 122 in 2024 and 130 in 2023 for the same pe­ri­od, Ben­jamin said, “We will be re­lent­less in our pur­suit to en­sure the safe­ty of T&T, and we will chal­lenge any­one who threat­ens that peace. We will not stop, and we will not back down.”