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Opposition Leader Pennelope Beckles is questioning whether the Government was aware of, or participated in, a recent United Kingdom assessment on gangs in Trinidad and Tobago, while dismissing attempts by Defence Minister Wayne Sturge to blame the former People’s National Movement (PNM) administration for the country’s gang problem.
Speaking at an Opposition press conference in Port-of-Spain yesterday, Beckles responded to comments made by Sturge following the publication of a June 5 report by the UK Home Office’s UK Visas and Immigration division.
The report, part of its Country Policy and Information Note (CPIN) series used to guide asylum and human rights decisions, estimated that 186 gangs with approximately 1,750 members were operating in Trinidad and Tobago as of 2023.
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