HOTEL, villa and apartment owners on the South Coast still have the same cry – harassment, robberies, break-ins and drug trafficking in and around St Lawrence Gap.
Yesterday at a meeting hosted by the Southern Division of the Police Force at Divi Southwinds Hotel, several of them vented their anger and displeasure at the rise of crime in the area.
Both commander of the Southern Division, Senior Superintendent Eucklyn Thompson and the force’s crime prevention officer, station sergeant Stephen Griffith called for greater collaboration between the hoteliers and the police to deal with the problems.
Griffith reminded hoteliers they can play their part by removing over grown vegetation and improving on lighting.
“In some cases, the vegetation on many of the properties is too much or not properly kept. Being clean does not mean, it is safe. There are many places where people can hide. (MK)
