The Soufriere Regional Development Foundation (SRDF) is making a determined attempt to deal with crime against visitors in the community. Executive director of the foundation, Jimmy Haynes, described the problem as “very serious and frustrating”. He said Soufriere largely depends on the foreign dollar and as a result should not tolerate such criminal activity. Over the past two months, there have been six incidents of crime against visitors in the community which is of grave concern to the foundation. The executive director says in order to deal with the problem, the foundation, which has a total of 160 employees, has increased its security personnel to 26 and has placed armed police guards at strategic locations on the beach and Sulphur Springs. He said that security personnel will be given ongoing training, and that the number will soon be increased.
