Give them the credit!!!

MP for Laventille East/Morvant, Donna Cox in her contribution to the budget debate yesterday indicated that the decrease in crime stated by the govn't is as a direct result of initiatives of the then PNM government and that credit must be given to the PNM. I want to agree with her fully. Things don't happen overnight and neither can this happen in 3 months into a new regime's term in office.


I have always maintained that today’s results, positive or negative, is a direct result of past actions. For instance, the decrease in crime has to be a direct result of past initiatives. Something all have been clamoring for, for the past eight years.

Similarly, the state of our development or non-development today has to be a direct result of past actions by past governments. For instance, after the “Oil Boom” of the late 70’s early 80’s and after the waste of our resources via corrupt leaders who plundered those resources, we were left with a situation where a new regime had to implement harsh measures in order to bring back the economy.

Yet again, within the past eight years, the resources of this country were again squandered by a corrupt regime who disguised it as development. The results of this will be seen in the years to come.

Therefore, this is why I must maintain that we must place credit where credit is due and nowhere else.