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New Min­istry of Na­tion­al Se­cu­ri­ty Mar­vin Gon­za­les has made it clear his top pri­or­i­ty will be root­ing out cor­rup­tion with­in the T&T Po­lice Ser­vice (TTPS).

Gon­za­les re­placed Fitzger­ald Hinds, who served in the po­si­tion since 2021. Hinds faced mount­ing crit­i­cism and re­peat­ed calls for his re­moval amid es­ca­lat­ing crime, which peaked at a record 623 mur­ders in 2024.

While ac­knowl­edg­ing the heavy re­spon­si­bil­i­ty of his new role yes­ter­day, Gon­za­les said he was both sur­prised and ho­n­oured to be se­lect­ed for the port­fo­lio in Prime Min­is­ter Stu­art Young’s reshuf­fled Cab­i­net.