And turning from politics to crime - a business owner was robbed and killed in a merciless attack this afternoon.
It happened at Eagle One Hardware, a Mennonite hardware store which is just before the Haulover Bridge on the northern highway. It's a remote location and - one would think - out of the way from armed robbers.
But today they targeted the store with murderous precision.
Monica Bodden was on the scene:
Monica Bodden Reporting
It happen at Eagle One Hardware store at 4.5 miles on the Northern Highway. Owner Wendelin Reimer was shot to death in his business compound. When we got on the scene his body was still on the ground. Overlooking it was a young boy who is believe to be his son along with a man.
A team of police was seen scouting the area as the Scenes of Crime experts process the murder scene. Reimer was inside his store when three men entered his establishment pretending to be customers. He was held up at gunpoint by one of the perpetrators. He attempted to run for his life when he was shot twice one of which was fatal.
Sgt. Fitzroy Yearwood, Police Press Officer
"The owner of the Eagle One Hardware is Wendelin Reimer, 35 years old business man. Three dark complexion men entered the establishment pretending to buy products. Mr. Reimer ran out the hardware store where he received two gunshots wounds, one fatally injuring him. This occurred sometime after one this afternoon. It's an early investigation but we know that it was perpetrated by three dark complexion male persons."
According to police the perpetrators escape by running up the highway towards the Haul Over Bridge.
Sgt. Fitzroy Yearwood, Police Press Officer
"Witnesses are saying that they ran up the highway. We don't know if they had a vehicle nearby, all of that we are trying to establish first. No arrests as yet but we do have two persons detained for questioning."
Police have since told us that the name of the deceased is WENDELIN REIMER, who is 35yrs old. Three men have been detained and police are reviewing security camera recordings.
He becomes the second business owner to be murdered in three days; shop owner Ernesto Myvett was killed on Tuesday evening, shot behind the counter of his store.
