{"id":5625,"date":"2010-03-07T19:27:58","date_gmt":"2010-03-08T01:27:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/?p=5625"},"modified":"2010-03-08T07:04:17","modified_gmt":"2010-03-08T13:04:17","slug":"pm-skerrit-calls-on-community-unity-to-fight-drug-trafficking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/homepage\/news\/general\/pm-skerrit-calls-on-community-unity-to-fight-drug-trafficking\/","title":{"rendered":"PM Skerrit calls on community unity to fight  drug trafficking"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_2082\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2082\" style=\"width: 286px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/PM_SKERRIT_AT_TRAFALGAR_TOWN_HALL_OCT_2009_695597815.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2082\" title=\"PM_SKERRIT_AT_TRAFALGAR_TOWN_HALL_OCT_2009_695597815\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/PM_SKERRIT_AT_TRAFALGAR_TOWN_HALL_OCT_2009_695597815.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"286\" height=\"282\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2082\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Prime Minister Skerrit<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Government says it will spare no effort to stop those involved in drug trafficking and the sale of illicit drugs.<\/p>\n<p>In his remarks at the fifth inaugural meeting of the Trafalgar\/Shawford\/Fond Canie village council Friday, Prime Minister Skerrit called on Dominicans to stand strong against drug trafficking.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt the end of the day if we do not work together, if we do not work with the police, and work with law authorities here to put an end to this, it is us who live in Dominica who will be affected directly and indirectly, and we have to ensure that this country continues to be the safest not only in the Caribbean, but indeed the entire world,\u201d Skerrit warned.<\/p>\n<p>Skerrit reminded citizens that they must join hands with the police and government to arrest the problem.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey require the support of everybody in Dominica to play their part in sending a message to these criminals,\u201d he affirmed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Government says it will spare no effort to stop those involved in drug trafficking and the sale of illicit drugs. 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