During the 12th sitting of the House of Representatives on November 21, Homeland Security Minister Roger Alexander acknowledged the severe understaffing of the Transit Police Unit, which has been left to ‘deteriorate’ over the past nine years. The unit is currently operating with a skeleton staff and is short by at least 60 officers. This revelation came in response to a question from opposition MP Marvin Gonzales, following a recent robbery of a Route 2 maxi taxi driver by masked men in Arouca on November 19. Alexander assured that a superintendent director has been appointed and reconstruction efforts for the Transit Police have commenced. However, he declined to disclose the government’s specific security strategies, stating, ‘I do not want to put on the table the strategies the government intends to use.’ He emphasized the importance of protecting transit infrastructure and mentioned a meeting with the Route 2 Maxi Taxi Association on November 20 to discuss future measures. Alexander also highlighted the Transit Police’s role in overseeing security along the Priority Bus Route, noting ten robberies last year and one so far this year. Opposition Leader Pennelope Beckles attempted to inquire about budget allocations for additional Transit Police personnel, but House Speaker Jagdeo Singh ruled the question ‘not allowed,’ as the initial query had already been addressed.