But, the police won't budge; they simply will not answer the media's questions. And their backative on this comes from their Minster Wilfred Elrington - who - as he outlined to us today - has a distinctly 19th century approach to media engagement. You'll hear from him shortly, but first to the PM - who said he wants the media and the police to normalize relations:...

Rt. Hon. Dean Barrow, Prime Minister
"In terms of the police and the deterioration of the relationship of the media, well both ministers are here and I'm sure that can be worked out. We are concerned and I have said that it is the duty of the government to treat you well despite the fact that it seems to be the obligation of you and your fellows to treat the government badly but that is the way it is. So, in a democracy, I am complete with you that the press should never be excluded and we will sort out that business of the disruption of relations between the media and the police."

And while the Prime Minister has a progressive approach - just 15 minutes later, his police Minister took us right back to the 70's - or maybe the 1870's! Here's our back and forth with Wilfred Elrington:

Hon. Wilfred Elrington - Minister of Home Affairs
"I have difficulty though with the media having members of the police giving extensive statements to the media on nightly bases on almost every channel on matters that are live before the court or matters that are under investigation. I think it unnecessarily scares the public, local as well as international and many times the investigation is ongoing, most of what is said is speculation. And so I don't think it helps the society. I think it does more harm than good. So, I prefer for us to notify the public as to what is transpiring by means of a press release and if it is warranted we do press conferences."

Reporter
"Respectfully sir, it's a departure from all the ground that had been accomplished between the media and the police department earlier this year in terms of hammering out a manual and a general approach that would have worked for both parties. You are saying essentially that..."

Hon. Wilfred Elrington
"My appointment as Minister is a departure as well. I operate differently but I really don't think, and the members of the police really are not happy with the attitude of the press in terms of the insistence on having individual police officers giving interviews in extense to matters that are under investigation. They don't feel comfortable about it."

Jules Vasquez
"Would you agree though that you can't point out to a single case that has been undermined by this, you're an experienced attorney and a jurist, that you can't point to one case, that's number one and number two, would you agree also that since September 13, when you all changed your rules of engagement, there has been a spate of murders, I believe it's over a dozen murders. We are in a crisis. You all can't afford to make enemies you need to build alliances."

Hon. Wilfred Elrington
"Actually the data doesn't support what you are saying. The data doesn't support what you are saying. You have all these statements that are being made but they are not backed up by the data. "

Jules Vasquez
"But you have no data."

Hon. Wilfred Elrington
"We have very very precise data as to the incidents that occur. The importance is for us to try to stem it and in the interim for us not to give undue cause for alarm to our society."

Jules Vasquez
"But the society needs reassurance as well. Sir, you don't live in Jane Usher, those people live in terror, daily terror."

Hon. Wilfred Elrington
"My constituency is Pick Stock, we have problems too. And I am telling you we are working on it and we are going to turn it around."

Jules Vasquez
"But they need reassurances from the police. We ask questions that the public wants to know."

Hon. Wilfred Elrington
"I am suggesting to you that the kind of interviews that you do with the police do not give reassurance, they scare people. Many times they are very alarmed. I myself get uncomfortable when I watch the television. I don't think that helps the society."

Jules Vasquez
"But the Prime Minister just said the differences should be ironed out."

Hon. Wilfred Elrington
"And you know I'm always willing to talk to you. We have got to reach a modus operandi and as I said to you…"

Jules Vasquez
"But the commissioner won't meet with us sir."

Hon. Wilfred Elrington
"We were the ones who called the press conference when Usher was missing, we were the ones that gave instructions for the press releases to be issued and as a matter of fact we have taken a very firm decision to strengthen our department to do more PR to make the police more accessible but in a more organized way. Not in these excitable occasions."

Jules Vasquez
"It's bogus sir."

Hon. Wilfred Elrington
"I don't think you know Jules that we have a responsibility to provide news for you all. You must do your work to find the news."

Jules Vasquez
"But you all have a public obligation. But we find the news."

Hon. Wilfred Elrington
"We inform the public."

Jules Vasquez
"But there are two policemen right now who extorted somebody in Cayo, the press office doesn't report it, there is poor Mr. Ricardo Vasquez 82 years old, the police don't report it. You all are trying to suppress information sir, you all are enemies of the press."

Hon. Wilfred Elrington
"You get the news before us."

Jules Vasquez
"It is your duty and obligation to send it to us sir."

Hon. Wilfred Elrington
"If I may imitate Mr. Trump, you know, I'll take a page out of his book."

Jules Vasquez
"That's always a good page."

Hon. Wilfred Elrington
"Many times it is fake news."

Jules Vasquez
"You are trying to put the blame on us because you don't like the press because you can't control us, sir. That is your problem."

Hon. Wilfred Elrington
"No, no, no. I have no design in wanting to control the press. Isani can tell you, he's more at my house than I am. I'll give you more interviews, as a matter of fact I give you interviews so readily Jules that you don't need to ask for interviews these days."

Jules Vasquez
"But it's not a favor sir, it's your job. Don't ask me to praise you for doing your job."

Hon. Wilfred Elrington
"Whenever I am asked I give. I would like to ask that you try to understand the point of view of the police. Because if you are in the process of investigation I think it does more harm than good really for you to be inviting police officers who are in the midst of an investigation to be speculating as to what happened, how it happened, why it happened. I think it would be sufficient to report the incident."

Jules Vasquez
"Would you agree in principle that the public has a need and a right to know?"

Hon. Wilfred Elrington
"I agree on that 100%."