Grenada has seen an alarming increase in murders, general violence and mental health issues, a worrying trend that is worrying the government.
Grenadians are being urged to think before they act and to be kinder in their interactions with one another as society has been recently dealing with acts of violence and loss of life.
Prime Minister Dickon Mitchell said the violent acts in recent weeks are a sad reminder that the actions of a few can derail the shared progress of Grenada as well as plunge families into deep despair.
He is calling on citizens to think before they act as every act of violence affects the entire community emotionally and economically, as well as the livelihoods of Grenadians across the island.
Community policing will be strengthened to get to the root of this violence.
Mitchell said according to statistics from the Royal Grenada Police Force, 14 homicides have been recorded so far for the year. There has been an increase of illegal firearms too. At this time in 2022, 16 illegal firearms were recorded, while 31 have been recorded so far.
Prime Minister Mitchell is also concerned about mental health incidents. He noted in the last two weeks there has been a lot of attention on suicides arising from the alleged suicides of two women, one a prominent lawyer.
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