‘Believe you me’, we won’t give in to gangs

The ‘believe you me’ refrain uttered in many forms repeatedly by Prime Minister Mia Mottley has loss resonance with an adulating public. Her most recent pronouncement came while debating the Criminal Gangs (Prevention and Control) Bill, 2026 in the House of assembly this week. She asserted that “we are not going to surrender one witness. […]

‘Believe you me’, we won’t give in to gangs
The ‘believe you me’ refrain uttered in many forms repeatedly by Prime Minister Mia Mottley has loss resonance with an adulating public. Her most recent pronouncement came while debating the Criminal Gangs (Prevention and Control) Bill, 2026 in the House of assembly this week. She asserted that “we are not going to surrender one witness. […]