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He says the devil got busy in December:...

Chester Williams, Commissioner of Police
"You know the devil is always busy. The police worked arduously to try as best as we could have to keep the murder count below last year's figure or at least at last year's figure. That was my hope and believe you me I pushed my police officers and I know that they were out there going their part but at the end the devil got busy, we have the triple in Monkey River and then we had the double with the two persons with the drug deal in Hattieville. Then eventually we had the other two which included one in Belize City so it just caught up with us and those were things that I do not see would have fallen within the preventative reach of the police. They happened and it took our number to 89 compared to 87 last year. I still believe that 89 is a huge accomplishment considering the fact that prior to me becoming commissioner of police, we were averaging around 130 to 140 murders annually and since I became commissioner, we're seeing the number steadily decreasing and again while I do not take the credit for it because like I said before there are different factors but the leadership that not only myself but also my minister and the prime minister are very instrumental when we want equipment, when we want recruits, the prime minister always supports us to make sure we get what we need to be able to fight crime effectively. So I have to talk the prime minister and my minister for the support they had given us to have been able to achieve what we have done over them past few years."

We note that our murder count is 91, not 89.