11/10/2026
PRIME MINISTER WEIGHS IN ON VIRAL VIDEO
by Rynessa Cutting, TV6 News:
Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar is weighing in on the public debate over the recording and posting of a minor who was found with an adult male. In a WhatsApp message today, she says, "So the problem is that the search group posted a video? I thought the problem would have been that a minor who was missing for 26 days, whose mother was looking for her, was actually found living in the forest with a 49-year-old man. I think most citizens in this country are very unaware to the reality of the magnitude of dysfunctional behaviour in society. The police will sort this out and the facts will be revealed."
The Prime Minister goes further to lament that, "our state security agencies and private search groups constantly have to waste money, time and human resources to search for people who have, 'disappeared', but who actually voluntarily went to live elsewhere with someone else. We could use these resources to search for actual legitimate disappearance cases."
She's advising those who are criticising to go out and search for missing people themselves. To the search team, she says, "continue your good work, but learn from this incident to avoid future problems."
The Prime Minister also shared advice to teenagers, some of whom she notes, 'want to act like adults, but as soon as the law intervenes, revert to being a child.'
The Prime Minister says, "That's not going to continue. If you want to behave or misbehave like adults, you will be treated like adults by the law. This lawlessness and the selfish attitude that has pervaded this country for decades has to end, or we will end up like Haiti in a few years. I wish everyone a wonderful week ahead."
The TTPS has confirmed that a minor was located in the company of an adult, but has not shared any official details of the case.