Retreat Planned To Address Community Violence
“This event will advance our national strategy to address the community violence problem,” said Minister of National Security Michael Weeks as he announced plans for a retreat on September 15th and 16th.
“This upcoming retreat will build on the feedback received during the town hall meeting on community violence held on 19 July at the St. Paul Centennial Hall, by engaging stakeholders who directly work with young people and who were not able to attend that meeting,” the Minister added.
“Invitations will be sent shortly and we encourage invitees to save the date and make every effort to attend. We are reaching out to include helping organisations, charities, churches, Government departments, mental health personnel, private sector personnel and sporting clubs. We want to hear from those who work with young people who are at risk of either joining gangs and/or participating in violent activity.”
“The programme for the retreat will concentrate thoughts on the issues and pinpoint solutions.” Minister Weeks added: “These are community issues and the Government is determined to foster a community-based approach to tackle the root causes of violence in our community.”
Love this.
“Retreat”.
That all the Plp do.
Ah yes, we had a town hall meeting where we talked. What is the outcome of that?
Let’s have another little get together & talk some more. After that we will form a committee to, you guessed it, talk some more.
The gangs must be laughing their backsides off at this Government & all of the talk.
Talk, talk, talk. Talk is about the only thing that this Government does.
How about getting the Pastor/Bishop/Archbishop or whatever he decides to call himself nowadays to earn his six figure salary?
Why? This seems like window dressing and photo opportunity. Why doesn’t the police just go after drug dealers like they have been recently?
…because they’re the government.
Where is this retreat being held please?
you salary, the pastors salary, the egomeirs salary. crime is like everything else up and welcome to 4th world bermuda.
Give yourselves raises, your doing a stellar job.
Sigh! I may as well go read the obituaries again.