P.M. Briceño Says Ninety Days for S.O.E. is Necessary  

Also coming out of the last house meeting is an extension of the present state of emergency which has been prolonged to three months of jail time for persons who were detained several weeks ago.  According to P.M. Briceño, the extension allows for additional time for mediation and investigation, as well as a warning for others who may be considering gang violence.

 

Prime Minister John Briceño

“They feel that they need ninety days for several reasons, but the most important one is that it gives the police more time to investigate some of the murders that have taken place.  Secondly, it gives more time for the people with mediation to be  able to talk to them and to calm them down, trying to find, see if you can find some kind of peace amongst them.  And thirdly, we feel that it can also act as a deterrent to say that, I noh wahn dehn hold me up fi ninety days, so ah might as well try to walk a straight line as I possibly can.  So, like I tell everybody, we believe and we know for a fact that we don’t have all the answers.  So for those our critics, give me a solution.”