Page 7 - The St. Kitts-Nevis Observer Issue-1158-06012017

LOCAL NEWS The St. Kitts-Nevis Observer. Friday January 6, 2017 Page 7

AMORY
PROMISES
CRACKDOWN
ON VIOLENT
CRIME IN

NEVIS

Premier The Hon. Vance Amory

In his New Year’s Day address,
Premier The Hon. Vance Amory said
crime and violence will be the biggest
challenge for the government and peo-
ple of Nevis to meet in 2017.

He called crime ‘the biggest challenge
our nation has ever faced.’ and said the
government would redouble its efforts
to control it.

Noting that crime can affect tourism,
he said Nevis has to ensure that visitors
can feel safe while they are in Nevis
and that crime can affect them as well
as the average citizen.

Amory said crime is not just a govern-
ment issue and that the people need to
contribute to stop the violence from
happening.

“This is a community and national
issue and we need all hands on deck,”
he declared. “The police and every cit-
izen of this Federation are needed to
accomplish the eradication of crime
and violence from our midst. This is
the year we must speak with one voice
regardless of our political persuasion
and condemn all acts of violence. As
one Latin proverb says, ‘Silence is the
voice of complicity.’

He added that indifference only
‘emboldens the criminals.’

He urged parents to return to family
values and to strengthen and rekindle

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