Several campaign pledges made by the One Bermuda Alliance relating to security 4½ years ago remain unfulfilled — including a pair of promises for St George’s.

Rolled out under the public safety section of the party’s platform were plans to fully reopen the St George’s police station and the implementation of a fully operational CCTV system within the Olde Towne.

The reopened station would be “staffed and adequately equipped to manage the safety and community needs” of the town, the party said ahead of the last General Election in 2012.

First closed in early 2007 for repair works, it was reopened in 2009 with limited hours of operation. It closed again for more repairs in 2012, reopening the next year, before closing for good in 2014.

Senator Jeff Baron, Minister of National Security, said that St George’s — and Bermuda — had seen the lowest crime rates since 2000 under the OBA.

“Police presence in the town of St George’s has been drastically increased, we have invested in technology specifically for St George’s and that community feels safer,” he said.

The party’s new platform — released earlier this week — said that public safety services for the Olde Towne would be increased as dictated by increased activity levels provided by hotel and airport construction, and the return of cruise ships.

“These services will include the establishment of a police satellite office,” the document said. Last month, the first pair of cameras went online as part of the promised CCTV network.

The state-of-the-art pan-tilt-zoom cameras — part of a nine-camera system — are operational in Town Square and at the entrance to the Olde Towne.

The installation followed renewed calls for a ramped-up security and police presence in the area after a number of reported incidents this spring, including a spate of armed robberies targeting taxi drivers, and the assault of two men during a burglary at a St George’s guest property.

Added police foot patrols were put in place in the parish at the end of April.

Asked for a completion date on the project and comment of the speed of camera installation, Mr Baron said: “This matter, at this level, is for the service providers and the police to address.”

Before the last election, the OBA also pledged to provide the public at large with information on the latest incidents of crime and antisocial behaviour via police crime maps posted online.

“Crime mapping remains an interest I wish to pursue, but the focus will remain on our Ceasefire framework to save lives and save our communities,” Mr Baron said.

A publicly accessible register of sex offenders was also promised by the party.

In 2014, a parliamentary select committee was established to examine existing legislation regarding sex offenders.

“I’m eagerly awaiting this report,” Mr Baron said. “It matters to Bermuda that they get this right.”

Questions on timelines were best put to the chairman and deputy chairman of the committee, he said.

Mark Pettingill, independent MP and chairman of the committee, said that the report was set to be tabled on June 9. But the election was called the day before and Parliament was dissolved. “Hopefully, a new committee will be formed promptly by the new government and they can table it promptly,” Mr Pettingill said.

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