Antigua St John's - The Office of National Drug and Money Laundering Control Policy (ONDCP) has had its list of responsibilities expanded following the passage of a bill in the Senate on Wednesday, June 20, 2012.
The upper house approved the bill that allows the ONDCP to deal with issues of trafficking in persons, illegal firearms and human smuggling.
Senator Malaka Parker admitted that the changes are late, but are indeed necessary to the vision and mission of the ONDCP. She described the move as timely, considering the many “lists” that Antigua & Barbuda manages to find itself on.
“Any move to strengthen an arm of government to effectively police these sorts of activities and manage the fallout when and if they do occur is indeed welcomed,” Senator Parker said.
Among the questions arising from the debate on the subject is whether or not the move to amplify the body’s responsibilities would override the duties of the police and ultimately stretch the unit’s resources so thin that it reduces its effectiveness.
Senator Gail Christian asked whether or not the ONDCP, when it is called into play, would have the authority to relieve other law enforcement agencies of duties that seem to impinge on its expanded scope of operation.
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RE: Senate Act Gives ONCDP Added Powers
Eric
...Senate Act...
Jumbee Picknee
@ Tenman - It is all Transactional!
The Leader found His MP's Wanting. Enter the Unelected Senators. They **ressed The GoAB. Their Educational Certificates were Prized. Their Thoughts & Actions failed to convince a "bewildered & bemused electorate".
In a "small place" rather than using Transformation to bring about efficiency and effective structures, systems & skills, Transactions are used to Create Empires & Bamboozle an unsuspecting electorate - "Pay Attention!" to the Uncut Oracle - that progress is being made while the existing Education, Police, Public Works and other Bureaucracies contine the downward trajectory of failure. The "Patricians" & "Equestrians" forever petrified by the "Barbarians" welcome this move since they have no Strategic Plan For the Police. They do not comprehend that without Education Success, it will be "up the down staircase". 66% failure rate for those wishing to become Policemen.
Your Validation of Redesigning & Restructuring is too much work for Electoral Politics & Carnival Masquerades. Much Respect!
John French II
RE: Senate Act Gives ONCDP Added Powers
Johnny
@ Tenman
Now they have added human trafficking/smu ggling to the list, another area where the police are seen to be lax or even complicit with the perpetrators. All the strip clubs now have police officers moonlighting as security guards.
If the ONDCP can be more effective than the police in fighting crime then let them have a shot at it.
Dessalines
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tenman
RE: Senate Act Gives ONCDP Added Powers
Pellucid
RE: Senate Act Gives ONCDP Added Powers
An honest government would have to indict Lester Bird, Errol Cort and Baldwin Spencer (Not Allegedly, these people should be indicted and tried in a REAL country) .
Too bad that Antigua was based on the principal of "Each Embezzling, All A' Theiving" !
Pellucid
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