KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent, CMC – Police Commissioner Enville Williams is urging the people of St. Vincent and the Grenadines not to carry the baggage of this year into the new year, calling on them also to “leave the bitterness at the doorstep of the old year.
“Let us lay down the arms of anger and pick up the tools of brotherhood. Let us walk into the new year as architects of a brighter future, “Williams said, noting that this year, “we proved something to the world that no amount of money could buy.
“When the eyes of the region were on us during our seasons of transition, we did not break. We did not resort to the chaos that consumes lesser nations. We walked through the fires of change with the dignity of a people who know that a house divided cannot stand.”.
Williams was referring to the November 27 general election, which saw the main opposition New Democratic Party (NDP) win by a 14-1 majority and, in the process, prevented then prime minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves from leading his Unity Labour Party (ULP) into a sixth consecutive term in office.
Williams said that this is the peace he wants the country to be celebrating into the new year, adding “we have shown that we can disagree without being disagreeable; that we can change our leaders but never our love for Hairouna..
“From the mother in Fancy, to the fisherman in the Grenadines still rebuilding his life after the ravages of Hurricane Beryl, and to the youth in Kingstown facing a future that looks nothing like the past: do not let your hearts be troubled.
“National security is not only about patrols and sirens. It is a covenant. It is the promise that you can sleep peacefully tonight because your neighbour watches your gate, and the police watch your streets,” he said, reminding the citizens that ‘the strongest shield we possess is not forged from steel’ but as a result of the unity usually found at around Christmas season.
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