Submitted by Jade Holder
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN,
RECENTLY THE PRISON SERVICE HAS BEEN USING A NEW QUALIFICATION NOW BEING TAUGHT AT THE UNIVERSITY AS THE MAIN REASON TO PROMOTE CERTAIN PERSONS OF FAVOUR. SOMETIMES THEY ACCIDENTALLY PROMOTED PERSONS FOR A DAY OR TWO, OR EVEN A WEEK, SOME FOR TWO MONTHS. RECENTLY A PRISON OFFICER 2 HAS BEEN PROMOTED TO A MANAGEMENT ACTING PROMOTION OVER MANY.
THEY CLAIM TO BE USING THE STAFF LIST TO MAKE THEIR PICKS, THIS HAPPENS WHEN IT SUITS THEM. THE NEW QUALIFICATIONS ORDER AND THE GENERAL ORDERS OF BARBADOS IS CLEAR ON THE SELECTION PROCESS. THE PRISON SEEMS TO HAVE ITS OWN PROCESS CONTRARY TO WHAT THE LAWS OF BARBADOS HAVE PRESCRIBED.
THIS QUALIFICATION I MENTION IN PARAGRAPH 1 OFFICERS HAVE RAN TO DO BECAUSE IT’S THE EASIEST WAY TO CHEAT THEIR WAY IN TO THE LINE OF PROMOTION. SOME OF THE SAME PEOPLE DOING IT JUST GO TO CLASSES AND SLEEP, ATTEND WHEN THEY FEEL LIKE AND AT THE END OF THE 3 MONTH CLASS THEY SUBMIT THREE ESSAYS THAT THEY PAID OTHER PERSONS EITHER FROM THEIR WORK PLACE THAT HAS COMPLETED THE CLASS BEFORE OR OTHER UWI GRADUATES. ALTHOUGH THIS IS KNOWN BY THE TUTORS AND THE HEAD OF THE SECTION AT UWI AND THE AUTHORITIES AT THE PRISON PERSONS ARE STILL AWARDED WITH A “CERTIFICATE” AND ARE DISHONESTLY PROMOTED. THEY DON’T EVEN HAVE THE SKILLS OR ABILITY TO DO THE JOB.
MAYBE THESE PERSONS SHOULD BE ASKED TO COMPLETE A PART 2 WHICH INVOLVES A WRITTEN EXAMINATION. I WONDER WHAT THE RESULTS WOULD AMOUNT TO.
I AM ASKING YOU TO INVESTIGATE THIS BEFORE IT GETS TOO LATE.
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