Published 5 August 2024
Basseterre St Kitts
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GOVERNMENT TO HOLD NATIONAL CONSULTATION ON CITIZEN SECURITY
BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, August 04, 2024 (Ministry of National Security): A National Consultation on Citizen Security is being planned by the Dr Drew-led Administration to address crime and violence in our communities. The National Consultation forms part of a 90-Day comprehensive campaign dubbed “90 Days of Intensity, a Whole Society Responsibility”.
The main objective of the Campaign is “to address crime and violence from a public health perspective through a collaborative, community-driven approach that involves various stakeholders, promotes prevention, and fosters resilience.”
One of the key activities of the 90-Day Campaign is a National Consultation on Citizen Security. Its main objective is to engage national stakeholders in developing comprehensive strategies and solutions for citizen security. The National Consultation will involve various subject matter experts, policymakers and community leaders. Some of the topics to be discussed include, but is not limited to, youth violence, domestic violence, community policing, and the criminal justice system. One of the products of the National Consultation will be a National Action Plan for Citizen Security.
According to Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, the Honourable Dr Terrance Drew, “The Government has already initiated a few preliminary discussions with stakeholders in its efforts to ensure that the National Consultation is inclusive, and data driven. Citizen security is everybody’s responsibility, but the government must take the lead in addressing threats to our national security and ensuring safe communities.”
“The National Consultation is integral to the Government’s ambitious agenda for creating a sustainable Island State. One of the key pillars of that agenda is social protection. Hence, the National Consultation and, by extension, the 90-Day Campaign will help us to achieve that goal,” Dr. Drew added.
The National Consultation on Citizen Security will be held on 22nd August 2024.
Other planned activities for the 90-Day Campaign include town hall meetings, community outreach programmes, career fairs, and educational workshops.
