And the minister also has his hands full with deterring criminals from dumping bodies on the John Smith road. There have been close to ten bodies that have been found along that road, and these days, when young men go missing and are presumed dead, that's the first place their family searches.
And Musa said it's gotten a deadly reputation for various reasons, among those, the lack of lighting and security cameras. He explained today that while they are working on rectifying that, they also have plans to put a police substation in the area.
Kareem Musa, Minister of Home Affairs
"The John Smith Road cameras were parallel to the camera installation that we're doing in San Pedro and so the security company I believe has completed the entire camera installation, I think over 30 cameras in San Pedro and so they are already working, I think a pole has already gone up on John Smith Road for one of the cameras, but even so, it's not just about cameras, that area needs a police substation and so we are already in discussions with the Minister of Tourism and the BTB who have already agreed that they will assist us in financing a substation for the John Smith Road so yes cameras are good but it's not the only solution, as you know, it's a very dark road, we need better lighting, so we're hoping BEL can provide better lighting for the John Smith Road, so cameras, lighting, and a substation, those are in the works and you can expect those this year."
