And the social desperation induced by the crushing cost of living is also likely to play itself out in a rising rate of crime.
That may have been the force the play today when robbers committed an especially audacious robbery - one block from the busiest police station in the country.
It happened at COMEX paints at the corner of Hyde's Lane and New Road. Details are not known yet - but when our team responded police were processing the scene.
We'll have details in our next newscast.
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