Last Updated on April 18, 2023, 7:17 AM AST by Anthony Morris
The Prime Minister of St Kitts and Nevis, Dr Terrance Drew, travelled to Trinidad and Tobago to deliver his remarks at the Regional Symposium of the CARICOM. The regional symposium was hosted by the Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago, Keith Rowley. At the event, he spoke about the issue of violence in the region. The Prime Minister delivered his remarks at the event in the capacity of the Minister of Health.
The Prime Minister also took to his social media account to share glimpses of his remarks at the event. The Prime Minister conveyed that he delivered a speech at the Regional Symposium in Trinidad and Tobago on “Violence as a Public Health Issue: The Crime Challenge”.
The Prime Minister, Dr Terrance Drew, believes that the community has been working diligently to document the risk factors associated with the problems; They have taken the opportunity to perform an in-depth analysis of the characteristics of victims and perpetrators. Additionally, the team is taking the opportunity to inspect the impacts of the issues of violence on the individual, family, country, and region.
Here, Dr Terrance Drew remembered the words of Marcus Garvey, who had once said that “Man is a product of his mind”. In other words, “Violence is learned behaviour”.
He further noted that As a medical doctor, he believes what is learned can be unlearned. This is provided that there is a definition of the issue and early application of best-practice interventions. He spoke on the issue of Violence being one of the most prominent healthcare cioncerns in the world. Further, he also asserted that the World Health Organization also agrees with this observation.
The Prime Minister Dr Terrance Drew spoke on the issue in depth and provided an assurance to the various heads of states who were in attendance at th event that they are working together to find long term solution to the issues of violence in the CARICOM.
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