Moontown

Carolyn Kissoon

Wednesday, July 1st 2009

Prime Minister Patrick Manning said it was time for a judicial system designed to meet local needs.

He said the Privy Council, the country’s final Court of Appeal, was not part of the solution.

“The Privy Council was designed for the United Kingdom and that is a big problem we face today,” he said.

He was speaking to the media following a visit to the San Fernando Girls’ Government School to congratulate top Secondary Entrance Assessment (SEA) pupil Jemila Forde.

Manning gave a stern warning yesterday to anyone considering turning to a life of crime. He said they should always be on the look out for the police.

He said police officers had taken a more serious approach to apprehending bandits.

“They are moving to minimise the time in arresting these bandits. And the next step is the court where the bandits would be brought to justice,” he said.

Manning commended police officers for the arrest of two men in the killing of Camille Daniel on the compound of West End Police Station.

Daniel, the wife of a soldier, drove into the police station in an attempt to escape carjackers who were holding her at gunpoint in her car. She was shot on the compound of the police station.