KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent and the Grenadines – Opposition Senator Keisal Peters has accused the government of failing to deliver on promises of safety, jobs, and economic growth, warning that crime should not be reduced to political point\u2011scoring.<\/p>\n
Speaking on Star Radio\u2019s On De Record programme Tuesday, Peters said Vincentians \u201cdo not feel safer today,\u201d charging that the administration has broken commitments it made while in opposition. She urged leaders to put citizens\u2019 lived reality ahead of rhetoric, stressing that politicizing crime only deepens public frustration.<\/p>\n
On the economy, Peters painted a bleak picture, claiming stalled projects and discontinued initiatives have left communities with the impression that \u201cnothing has happened.\u201d She argued that the slowdown has worsened hardship and eroded confidence in government planning.<\/p>\n
Youth unemployment was another flashpoint. Peters said no meaningful job creation programmes have been announced, despite repeated assurances. Instead, she alleged, the public sector has seen dismissals and replacements rather than new opportunities, resulting in net job losses.<\/p>\n
She also highlighted growing complaints about access to social services, pointing to delays caused by reviews of the public assistance system. While acknowledging the need for oversight, Peters insisted that \u201cnothing is stopping you from assisting people in the interim.\u201d<\/p>\n
Rejecting calls for patience from government supporters, Peters argued the administration had ample time to prepare strategies while in opposition. \u201cThey must now be held accountable for results,\u201d she said, sharpening the political debate over governance, economic stability, and public safety.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent and the Grenadines – Opposition Senator Keisal Peters has accused the government of failing to deliver on promises of safety, jobs, and economic growth, warning that crime should not be reduced to political point\u2011scoring. Speaking on Star Radio\u2019s On De Record programme Tuesday, Peters said Vincentians \u201cdo not feel safer today,\u201d charging<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":44865,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[5],"tags":[329,328,327,323,337,338,326,289,339],"class_list":["post-44864","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-local-news","tag-crime","tag-economic-growth","tag-jobs","tag-keisal-peters","tag-opposition-senator","tag-political-point-scoring","tag-safety","tag-st-vincent-and-the-grenadines","tag-vincentians"],"yoast_head":"\n