and story yesterday on the "gang summit'' at CedarBridge.

Some people will believe that publishing the story gives these alleged gang leaders legitimacy and a credibility they do not deserve, while others will see it as a newsworthy story in which sworn enemies are beginning to bridge some of the neighbourhood divisions which have come to the surface this summer.

The Police are in the same position. They have gone to great pains to demonstrate that they are mediators, not active participants in these talks.

Their concern is to stop the fighting.

The alternative is a continued cycle of violence followed by a Police sweep or crackdown, followed by more violence and crackdowns.

Nonetheless, it is a risky game, because it means the Island's law enforcers are putting themselves in the hands of the people whom it may end up prosecuting later; some of those featured in yesterday's photo are not angels.

Whether the Police will succeed in their mediation efforts or not remains to be seen.

In the meantime, this newspaper has to report the news. That does not mean that it is either applauding or condemning the recent talks.

PYRAMIDS EDT Pyramids Director of Public Prosecutions Khamisi Tokunbo and Commissioner of Police Jean-Jacques Lemay need to better explain why no prosecution is taking place in the case of the pyramid schemes.

One can only presume that the Police have failed to gather sufficient evidence to bring about a prosecution, given that the DPP's chambers has already stated that pyramid schemes are illegal under the Lotteries Act.

If that is the case, Mr. Tokunbo and Mr. Lemay need to state whether it is intended to gather more evidence or if the case is going to be abandoned.

It would be mind-boggling if the latter were true; hundreds of people attended meetings where these schemes were promoted. Are there no witnesses? Is there no paper trail? What about the people who were hurt as a result of these schemes? Nor has the public been told what action, if any, has been taken against the Police officers who, sworn to uphold the law, flouted it by promoting these schemes within the Service itself.

This is not good enough. The public deserve an explanation.