Is time fuh de most pivotal cabinet reshuffle in de history ah Trinidad an Tobago.

It go be ah small swap buh when it get executed, de place go be transformed. In four years, no more dan seven, when people could siddong again in dey own gallery tuh relax in de evenin breeze dey go enjoy it more knowin it wasn’t all dat long ago someting so simpl was invitin trouble.

Let mih start at de beginnin.

Retired Major General Edmund Dillon.

Dat name an title conjure up ah politician?

Fuh starters, de man eh lookin like he does try pushin away from de dinner table no more. Now ah say dat, add de breakfast an lunch tables too. He trainin was on how tuh kill, now like he skilled in killin more dan people. Send him tuh de gym. Once he fit again let him don de uniform an lead de fightin part of ah holistic war against crime.

Fatigue aside, who ah want tuh replace he wid as minister ah national security?

Robert Le Hunte of course.

Dis is how I reach dat brilliant realization.

It start wid me an mih pardnah listenin tuh de unveilin ah someting call de National Crime Prevention Plan or NCPP. What we hear leave we scratchin we head. Ah tink mih pardnah take it real hard since he did siddong an craft he own crime plan just before de PNM did take over.

It recognized de cripplin impact ah crime orn all aspects ah Trini life an economy. It also assumed de party in power would rush tuh act based orn de principle of ah govahment’s primary responsibility is keepin it citizens safe.

Fuh mih pardnah dat was goin an be de PNM.

He did know de fight had tuh be taken tuh de small band ah criminals, as de govahment like tuh call dem. As eef dat lessens dey stranglehold. Widout dealin wid dem  head orn, citizens would never get de sense dat yes, someting concrete happenin at last. Chances good dey become de eyes an ears of de poleece an not against, like now.

Ah longer term fight would be goin orn at de same time doh. Its goal would be tuh save who hangin out wid de rong crowd because of peer pressure an or ah lack ah opportunities. All hands had tuh be onboard fuh dat; govahment ministries, de private sector, NGOs, religious organizations, citizens, Anybody claimin tuh care about dey country future.

De larse part was tuh start implementin long-term change startin wid school curriculms. Laws would be reworked an all aspects ah de judicial system overhauled. Prisons too.

What ah outline is de plan skeleton, mih pardnah had plenty meat on dem bones.

I wasn’t as upset as he since I been followin dis issue fuh ah ah while: Chin Lee, Operations Anaconda an Baghdad, Prof. Mastroski, blimps, model poleece station, 21^st Century poleecin, Gibbs an Ewatski? All have plaques in TTMFF — Trinidad an Tobago Museum ah Famous Failures.

Robert Le Hunte was quite in Ghana managin de Republic Bank dey when Rowley tap him tuh be de Minister ah Public Utilities. He even had tuh get swear in twice.

Like de non-politician Dillion, Le Hunte lookin tuh do he own massive turnin arong. Dat make dem two of ah trio of ministers wid de hardest jobs.

Each just propose how he plan tuh achieve he goal.

What Dillion outline is ah questionable plan. What Le Hunte proposin orn de udder hand have de hallmarks of ah real plan. It have immediate deliverables fuh people tuh see change (hopefully), an it have deliverables dat go take longer an need everyone tuh do dey part. Just as important, it have ah timeframe.

Now me eh suggestin Le Hunte go be successful, after all is WASA he strugglin dey wid. He up against people invested in keepin tings de way dey is for all kind ah selfish reasons. So is Dillion. All I focusin orn is dat Le Hunte have ah plan. Right out de gate he ahead ah de No Crime Plan People.

Buh why reshuffle, somebody whisperin. Why not just have Le Hunte take over from Dillion in two years. De crime situation go be be like ah over ripe diaper.

Simple. Even eef dat terrible tort is true, who want tuh speculate what life go be like? One ting fuh sure, it go have ah different new normal fuh de sufferin masses. Eef dat Dumas fella right, dat could well include politicians. I tinkin any one wid less dan two bodyguard.

Why Le Hunte eh just teach de udders how tuh put tuhgedder ah plan since he good at it?

I doubt most ministers does write dey own speech. Dey does probably depend orn dey technical staff. I peg Le Hunte tuh be de exception so he eh have time tuh teach no hard-headed people.

Eef ah soundin bias is because Le Hunte cyatch mih eye before now. Was when Rowley was in England few months back. Accordin tuh de newspapers, when he meet wid expats in de diaspora, (de papers call dem dat not me), he beg dem Trinis tuh return home wid dey suitcases an dey expertize tuh help de country.

He say more buh I want tuh freeze de picture right dey. Split de screen an take in what was happenin back in Trinidad orn dat same exact day.

Le Hunte was givin ah speech explainin de trials an tribulations of bureaucracy in de public sector an how hard it is tuh change entrenched behavior. He say more buh ah tink dat is enough tuh explain why he cyatch mih eye.

Ah wonder eef Rowley ever find out or realize one ah he ministers explained one ah de biggest tings returnin Trinis have trouble re-adjustin to?

So when it come tuh showin de way, Le Hunte two fuh two. Ah hope he doh end up reclaimin dat honorary Ghanaian citizenship he had tuh give up tuh return home. Dey love he over dey in de mudderland.

Me eh know about mih pardnah buh I doh have any doubt eef Le Hunte was de minister ah national security he would see dat ah poleece service dat is truly protectin an servin is vital tuh any crime fight. He probably seein de link even eef is one set ah waterless WASA standpipes between he an Dillion. Yet, where in Dillion plan is any mention ah dat critical success factor?

Dat is mih case fuh de switch.

Wait.

Doh send Dillion no place. He killin skills go get put tuh use when what dem soldiers good at start. Ah svelte Dillion  leadin? Sweet. Till den I say fuhget what Dillion say durin dat uneventful unveilin, Let Le Hunte push de restart button.

Brain wave? Yes ah next brain wave.

Maybe Le Hunte should manage both ministries. What ah sight eef, as he tun arong WASA too, he put anudder wettin orn all who say it couldn’t be done.

Yes!