Amid a violent crime wave that has resulted in 64 homicides this year, former National Security Minister Hermangild Francis has said that Prime Minister Philip J. Pierre needs to show leadership. Pierre is also responsible for national security. 'The Prime Minister needs to show some leadership. You can't just go and say: ' Well, it's another homicide' and so on. You must start to put things in place,' Francis, a former Deputy Police Commissioner, told reporters. He recalled that when he served as a Minister, he said there was a local gang culture and the presence of hit men. Francis
