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‘SCT is not acting urgently enough’
By Emmanuel JosephAs Barbados grapples with rising crime rates, the police service is embroiled in a morale crisis, with officers expressing deep frustration over unfulfilled promises of improved benefits and promotions, Barbados TODAY can report exclusively.
Despite Prime Minister Mia Mottley’s announcements last year to enhance allowances and create new ranks, the association representing rank-and-file police officers claims that the high command is not acting swiftly enough to implement these changes.
In defence of the senior command team (SCT), the Assistant Commissioner of Police Jefferson Clarke, who is responsible for human resources and administration, said that the answer to most of the officers’ grievances can be found in government policy and not the constabulary’s leadership.
But the Barbados Police Association has countered that delays in the implementation of the proposals to benefit the police, which were announced by Prime Minister Mottley in her Budget last year in March, can be placed at the feet of the SCT.
Ironically, when the prime minister announced the new allowances and regrading for the police last year and acknowledged that “these people have been working flat out over the last few years to stem the tide of lawlessness in Barbados and the increase especially in firearm-related violence”, she also admitted that “we have been slow in ensuring regrettably as a country that they have been treated fairly.”
She proposed that from April 1, the ranks of station sergeant, sergeant, and detective grade in The Barbados Police Service would be included in the schedule of the public officers’ loan and travel allowance (POLTA) so that they too can benefit from interest-free loans for their cars.
Mottley also announced the immediate establishment of the senior constable post to assist with more opportunities for promotions within the ranks “because we have over 300 police officers who are constables with more than 20 years’ experience”.
The prime minister, who is ministerial head of the public service, also told Parliament that there would be the establishment of a criminal investigation allowance to be paid to every detective, irrespective of rank, every month to reflect the serious nature of the work done within the police service, and this allowance must be negotiated as a matter of urgency within the next few months between the Barbados Police Association and the Ministry of Public Service.
Mottley also said she hoped “we begin to redress some of these wrongs that should have been redressed [a] long time ago”.
It is now just over a year since Mottley made her announcement, and the association has said the only money paid out so far was for the detectives in the Criminal Investigation Department (CID), who only received it a little more than three months ago.
BPA President Inspector Wendley Carter is adamant that the SCT is not acting urgently enough in pushing to have all the measures in place.
Inspector Carter told Barbados TODAY exclusively: “The Ministry of the Public Service is in the process of finalising the POLTA. It is a document that has to go before Parliament because the present POLTA only speaks about inspectors. What was mentioned in the Budget was station sergeant, sergeant, and detective constables. And the next one is payment for senior constables. We had a meeting with the senior command team on that on February 28 and the Ministry of Public Service because the senior command team wants to make certain requests in connection with the 20-year payment for police officers when they reach the 20 years.
“[The SCT] were to submit a document by the end of the week, and the end of the week was last week Friday [March 7], and to my knowledge, I don’t think it was submitted to the Ministry of Public Service as yet, because I think the process is taking long. I don’t think [the SCT] respond fast enough to get it done, and as a result, it delayed all like now.”
The association leader added: “The Ministry of the Public Service . . . [was] trying to get it completed by a certain time, but they had to wait for some documents coming back from the senior command team. So far, it is only one that was paid, the CID allowance. And as a result, we are getting queries that we only try to fight for the CID personnel, which was not true. We just fight for everybody, and it is fortunate that the CID one came through faster than the next two; and the CID one was only paid in November last year . . . that took a little while.”
Carter also revealed that the proposed creation of the senior constables’ post is facing a hurdle in that such a rank can only accommodate a limited number of officers.
He declared: “For instance, if you got ten people and you create a post for ten people . . . this is just a rough number . . . the next three years now you got 20 people that reach 20 years; and if these 10 before haven’t moved to be sergeant, that means the 20 cannot fill the 10 posts. So, we try to tell them, it should not be a post created because the number will fluctuate every two to three years. So, they are trying now not to create the post, but to create advancement that when you reach 20 years, you advance to this stage of senior constable.
“I am not siding with the ministry, but I think the ministry is doing its best; but I think the senior team is not treating it [the outstanding measures] with haste . . . because the first time the prime minister talked about it was in [March] and we had a meeting shortly afterward in April with the SCT to discuss certain things. A letter was sent off to the ministry, and the next correspondence pertaining to that from the SCT was in November. It is something that was discussed and why it took seven months, and the people do pressure us, they don’t pressure them.”
The police association leader also turned his attention to another grievance – delays in, or nonpayment of, increments – an issue he disclosed that has law enforcers upset.
“One of the things we are fighting for now is increments . . . the people not getting their increments in a timely fashion. We got a number of police officers that have not been receiving their increments, and they’re upset about it,” the rankand-file representative complained.
He drew attention to a recent situation where a female constable “sent in her papers to leave the service”. After checking, she discovered she was owed $25 000 in back pay “for not being paid her correct salary” during her career.
Inspector Carter pointed out that the issue had created “disharmony” for the officers who are owed increments. He recalled bringing the matter to the attention of Commissioner of Police Richard Boyce and his predecessor.
“It isn’t fair to the police because we got crime increasing, and we working hard and people not getting what they are due,” he added.
The BPA president also revealed that some of the brightest officers were leaving the service because they are no longer being paid for their academic qualifications.
“All of a sudden, that seemed to stop and nobody can’t tell us who stopped it or why,” he said. “People are coming into the service and when they realised that, they are leaving. And all of those things we put to the AG in our meeting, and he stated he will be looking into them as soon as he can.”Inspector Carter also disclosed that even now, with detectives receiving the new allowances for their normal 12-hour-per-day work, uniformed police officers are preferring not to transition to the detective branch, reasoning that they can make more money in their area, working the same hours.
“If you calculate the payment for a CID person working 12 hours, they were being paid under the minimum wages in Barbados when they put in 12 hours a day. And that was going on for a long time. Although the allowances are a little better, they still do not cover for the 12 hours they have to work. But they are grateful at this time, and hope for the future, it would be better,” said the inspector, himself a former detective.
In response, Acting Commissioner Clarke said the issues outlined by the association are before the Public Service Ministry and the Attorney General’s Office.
“Those are ministry things. We have written to the MPS, Ministry of the Public Service, and we are just awaiting [an answer] from them. Those are things we acted on. You know, once you act, then somebody else has to take action. So, that’s where we are at,” ACP Clarke told Barbados TODAY, pointing out that the relevant document was submitted to the ministry since last year.
“It’s not with us,” he contended. “All of these are matters in the bosom now of the MPS, and we are awaiting their action, their response.”
On the question of increments and the paymentfor academic qualifications, the senior police officer said the government would have to address those issues, explaining that “we don’t create policy, we just work within the policy framework”.
Regarding the claim that uniformed officers could receive more money than detectives if they worked the same 12 hours a day, the assistant commissioner argued that the introduction of the new allowance is meant to address that.
“They were just paid an allowance in lieu of the fact that they would work more hours than the uniformed people. The uniformed people would work eight hours, the CID people work 12 hours.
So, the allowance is supposed to bring them on par. These are things I must say that government is currently addressing. When I say government, I mean the [Ministry of the Public Service] or the AG’s Office. These are all things that are live issues that are being addressed. It’s not that people are twiddling their thumbs and not addressing them.
These might not be moving ahead at the pace the association wants them to move, but these things take time,” the police administrator insisted. emmanueljoseph@barbadostoday.bb
Source: Nation
GUN VIOLENCE & MURDER CANNOT ONLY BE ANSWERED BY SOCIOPOLIETICS OR BY CRIMINOLOGY. IF THE INHERENCY OF HUMAN NATURE IS NOT EXPLORED BEYOND THE CONFINES OF THE PSYCHOLOGICAL MAKE UP OF PERPETRATORS – NO AMOUNT OF SOCIAL POLICY, POLICING OR USELESS ACADEMIC STRATEGIES WILL WORK – FOR IN ACTUALITY, CONDITIONS WILL SWING FROM BAD TO WORSE TO COMPLETE BREAKDOWN & EVENTUAL ANARCHY
Sociologists like #JenniferCarlson have explored the motivations behind gun ownership & use, finding that gun carrying is often framed as a civic & moral duty, with individuals seeing their firearms as a tool for good citizenship & protection against perceived threats of government abandonment…
THIS WAS THE U.S REVOLUTIONARY IDEA & IDEAL WHICH PROVED FUNDAMNETALLY FLAWED AS MANIFEST DESTINED PROVED THAT KILLING & MURDER WERE IN FACT #MonetaryStrategies based on the “DOCTRINE OF SUPREMACY”!!!
This perspective contrasts with the common association of gun rights with fear of government tyranny, instead emphasizing a sense of insecurity & the need for personal safety…
AGAIN, IN 2025, U.S.A – N.R.A GUN-TOOTING IMBECILES STILL BELIEVE THIS MADNESS AS A FUNDAMENTAL HUMAN RIGHT & THE FALLOUT ACROSS THE WORLD HAVE BORNE APOCALYPTIC FRUIT WITH 2-WORLD-WARS & AN IMPENDING 3RD COUCHED ON THE HORIZON
What Ms. Carlson et al have not factored in to the equation is that man’s inherent nature is to “KILL ONE ANOTHER”, over the simplest of things – a primordial phenomenon that began on the outskirts of the “GARDEN OF EDENIC BLISS” where one brother “SLEW” another over “MERE JEALOUSY” & “DEMONIC POSSESSION”!!!
Sociological research indicates that gun violence is not “RANDOM” but spreads through “SOCIAL NETWORKS” (GANGS, SOCIETIES, CLIQUES, etc>), with individuals who know someone who has been shot being at a significantly higher risk of being shot themselves!!!
This suggests that addressing gun violence requires understanding the social dynamics & networks that facilitate & underpin why this happens!!!
Sociologists have highlighted that “MENTAL ILLNESS” is NOT* a primary factor in gun violence. #JeffreySwanson, a medical sociologist, notes that while mental illness is a risk factor for “SUICIDE”, which accounts for the majority of “GUN DEATHS”, it is not a significant predictor of violence towards others!!!
MR. SWANSON IS PATENTLY WRONG!!!
Killing is by all metrics of calculation – a “MENTAL FACTORIAL PHENOMENON”, because it involves complex psychological & neurological processes. Research suggests that most people have had thoughts about killing someone & are capable of violence in certain situations!!!
SOME OF YOU ON BARBADOS UNDERGROUND HAVE EVEN HARBOURED THE THOUGHT ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION
Here is where #MonsieurSwanson argument is invalidated. #DavidBuss, Professor of Psychology at the University of Texas-Austin, found that the vast majority of Americans have not only had musings of doing it but have even planned their hypothetical homicides in considerable detail, with 91% of men & 84% of women reporting thoughts of killing someone (DOWN TO THE LAST DETAIL)!!!
HOW DO YOU SPIN THAT???
Then there is the “LAW OF THE JUNGLE HYPOTHESIS” as opined by Enlightenment social theorist #ThomasHobbes – where #DouglasFields, a neuroscientist & author of “WHY WE SNAP”, has claimed that humans are “BIOLOGICALLY PREDISPOSED” to commit violence in certain situations. “AGGRESSION” is a natural defense mechanism against a perceived threat, (FOREIGN OR DOMESTIC), making us “ALL” capable of violence – even killing another human being – if it means our own survival!!!
THE TRUTH IS OFTEN HARD 2 SWALLOW – GIVEN THE HUMAN PROPENSITY 4 SUGAR COATING EVERYTHING
The PSYCHOLOGY” of murder also reveals that it is an “EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER”, completely blind to the privileges that come with wealth or social status.
This implies that one does not have to be a “PSYCHOPATH” or “SOCIOPATH” to kill another individual human being or shoot innocent, “ENDANGERED” animals in “TROPHY HUNTING”. In fact, a surprising number of homicides involve people who are entirely ordinary other than the ways in which their respective lives ended!!!
However, it’s important to note that while many people have thoughts of killing, most do not act on them. “HOMICIDAL IDEATION” is a common medical term for thoughts about homicide, & most people who have such thoughts do not necessarily commit homicide!!!
Other factors such as being young & male, substance abuse, lower socioeconomic status, & adverse childhood experiences are more consistently linked to such overt violent behavior!!!
These “PSYCHO-sociological” perspectives provide a “NUANCED” understanding of gun violence, emphasizing the need for comprehensive policies that address the spiritual, social & economic factors contributing to gun-related incidents…
According to a February 2025 special issue of “PSYCHOLOGICAL REPORTS”, gun violence is deeply connected to “EMOTIONAL, MENTAL, & SOCIAL FACTORS”, not just “LAWS & REGULATIONS”. The psychological impact of gun violence affects individuals & communities, leading to “COLLECTIVE TRAUMA”, “HYPERVIGILANCE”, & “SOCIAL DISTRUST”!!!
Mental health issues are common but are not the primary cause of gun violence. More than 50% of people will be diagnosed with a mental illness or disorder at some point in their lives, according to the CDC reports. Some argue that fixating on mental health issues distracts from more actionable approaches to reducing gun violence – but I would “BEG 2 DISAGREE”!!!
Research also indicates that nearly 70% of “MASS SHOOTINGS” involve “DOSMETIC VIOLENCE TRAUMA”, suggesting that restricting access to guns by people with a history of domestic violence could curb the occurrence of mass shootings & fatalities.
Additionally, data show that many Americans support evidence-based policies such as background checks, permits, & minimum age requirements for gun purchases!!!
Gun violence remains a significant issue globally, with more than 600 people estimated to die every day from gun violence, & two-thirds of these deaths occurring in just [6] countries, including the USA – (BARABDOS IS ALSO CLIMBING THAT SOCIAL LADDER GIVEN HER SIZE). The psychological toll of gun violence is heavy, particularly for victims, their family members, & those who have witnessed shootings!!!
Barbados’ rise in gun crime can be attributed to a combination of interrelated factors, reflecting both local & regional challenges:
Economic Strain & Youth Unemployment
The COVID-19 #PLANdemic severely impacted Barbados’ tourism-dependent economy, leading to job losses, particularly among youth. Economic desperation have driven many to some form of illicit activities, including involvement in gangs and/or drug trafficking as a way to make an easy “BUCK”!!!
Drug Trafficking & Gang Activity
Barbados’ geographic location makes it a transit point for narcotics moving from South America to larger markets. Rival gangs competing for control of these lucrative routes often resort to violence. Gang recruitment of marginalized youth exacerbates the issue.
Illicit Firearms Availability
Despite strict Bajan gun laws, illegal firearms are smuggled into the island, often via regional networks or from the U.S. Easy access to weapons escalates conflicts & lethal outcomes – creating a “WILD, WILD WEST TYPE SCENARIO”!!!
Social Inequality & Disenfranchisement:
Persistent inequality between affluent (OFTEN TOURISM-CENTRIC) areas & impoverished communities fosters resentment & alienation, creating fertile ground for criminal exploitation!!!
Law Enforcement Challenges
Police struggle with resource constraints, “CORRUPTION”, training gaps, and/or outdated strategies to combat organized crime & modern gang dynamics, limiting effective responses!!!
Regional Spillover Effects
Higher crime rates in neighboring Caribbean nations (e.g., Jamaica, Trinidad & Tobago) influence Barbados through shared networks, migration of criminal tactics, or displaced trafficking routes due to regional crackdowns!!!
Cultural & Social Shifts
The erosion of traditional community structures & the glamorization of violence in U.S. media/music contribute to normalization of aggressive behavior among our youth!!!
What Are The “MOTTLEY-CREW GOV* Responses
#KillTheFOOKERS* if they impinge on our “TOURISM-PRODUCT” or if they want “DEATH BY COP”!!!
The “SAD COMMENTARY” is that Barbados’ gun crime surge stems from a complex interplay of economic vulnerability, transnational drug networks, gang dynamics, systemic inequalities, “LACK OF SOUND PARENTAL INDOCTRINATION”, #ReLIEgiousFailure, “DINASAURIAN ACADEMIC GOBBLE-DE-GOOK”, misplaced financial priorities & a lack of “PATRIOTIC” fervor – all this compounded by regional trends & enforcement challenges…
Addressing these issues holistically is critical to curbing violence. However, long-term solutions require addressing root causes like economic diversification, youth opportunities, & social welfare investments – for if the “YOUTH” is not “SOLD A VISION” for their lives – a “JACKASS MULE WILL CONTINUE 2 BUCK” until he destroys himself & “OTHERS” in the process!!!
#WhatSayYe
‘Clean up the baton,’ tackle rising crime’- Lane
Former Minister with responsibility for Crime Prevention, Corey Lane, has thrown his support behind his successor, Kirk Humphrey, urging him to press ahead in tackling the country’s crime problem.
Speaking in Parliament on Thursday, Lane acknowledged the difficulty of the task but encouraged Humphrey to take up the challenge, noting that he is “passing the baton” to him.
Lane’s comments come weeks after Prime Minister Mia Mottley announced that crime prevention would now fall under Humphrey’s portfolio as Minister of People, Empowerment, and Elder Affairs.
Lane resigned from Cabinet for personal reasons.
The switch comes at a time when the country is grappling with a rising crime tide.
According to a recent report from the Barbados Crime Observatory (BCO), Barbados recorded 49 murders in 2024, a staggering 158 per cent increase from the previous year, with firearms used in 34 of these killings.
The BCO research also showed that the country’s murder rate per capita reached 18.2 per 100 000 people, the highest in its history.
“The baton is a little dirty,” Lane said.
“So clean up that baton, wash your hands, no retreat, no surrender, fight them in the valley, fight them in the hills, and we will win this war against crime.”
The former minister also stressed the need for a united approach, saying crime, education, and health should not be political issues.
“The prime minister’s belief is that education and crime, and I believe health as well, are connected—we’ve got to work together,” he said.
He ended with a call for continued commitment to making the country safer: “Someone, somewhere, sometime, somehow, must do something to make this world a better place. May it be all of us.”(SM)Source: BT
https://criminal.laws.com/murder/murder-vs-homicide
There is a difference between homicides and murders, but I give up on following Barbados crime statistics. In 2019, it was 48 or 49 homicides and then it miraculously jumped to 50 late in 2024; his in turn blunted the horror of the new maximum of 50 in 2025 as it no longer a new maximum.
In the above we are told Barbados recorded 49 homicides in 2024; this may be correct, but I am unable to follow the splitting of hairs or the moving of one here and there. In truth, it makes no real difference, but very small things can irritate the hell out of some people. Yep, they found one of my buttons.
The truth is, I disbelieve or cannot follow many of the numbers produced on the island. I admire the tenacity of some as they follow each new number down the rabbit hole.
It is amusing to see them pop out of a new hole and ask “Where am I? Where did I start? We need audited numbers”.
I am aware of my limitations, but this 49 or 50 (50 or 49) thing really gets my goat.
There are no whole numbers between 49 and 50. Jesus Christ! Get it right! You would be surprised at how much that affected me.
Can somebody help with the new 49 or 50 thing???
@ Goeht .
Do not call the Lord’s name in vain. I was told that when I was a boy.
WOULD ANY OF THE GLITTERATI ON BARBADOS UNDERGROUND LIKE TO DEBUNK THE AGEOLD NOTION GIVEN MEDIEVAL, ENLIGHTENMENT, MODERN & POSTMODERN TRENDS THAT CLEARLY SUGGEST THAT THE SONS OF HAM ARE INDEED #Cursed
The prophet “HABABKKUK” cried out 2 “THE LORD GOD”: “HOW LONG, O LORD, HOW LONG, DO I HAVE 2 BE CONSTANTLY WITNESSING MURDERS?”
This is an age-old “CURSE” that began long before any of us can remember!!!
A 2017/18 report cited in the “MAIL ONLINE” shows that in #SouthAfrica alone, the “MURDER RATE” over a 5-year span accounted for some 100,000 “VICTIMS”!!!
Whilst, in 2017/18 they were some 20,300 people – some 57 every day “MURDERED”!!!
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We do not have 2 do a “DEEP DIVE” to see the tragedy of wasted lives & the fact that “BLACK LIFE” is cheaper than a “TRICK” in Nelson Street!!!
The multipolarity of the issues range from:
#ColonialLegacies #WeakInstitutions #ConflictPlusInstability #PerformanceLegitimacy
#InequalityGrievances #ModernRepression #ElectionManipulation #DemocraticBacksliding #NationalisticPolarization #MistrustOfDemocracy
THESE ARE A FEW OF WHAT PLAGUES THE BLACK RACE
Where are the answers 2 be found, FOLKS*???
SHOW ME ONE BLACK LEADER (#Anywhere) WITH A RECIPE 4 MEANINGFUL CHANGE
#NoAnswers
#IDidntThinkSo
THE BLACK RACE IS SCREWED* WHETHER FOLKS WANT 2 ACCEPT IT OR NOT
Maybe a “REMNANT” will eventually make it 2 the “PROMISED LAND”!!!
The #VictimOlympics keeps being run year on year!!!
HEAR MY BROTHA’ ANTON…
Gunfire in Pinelands damages home, injures resident
written by Barbados Today 19/03/2025
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Acommunity in Smith Road, Pinelands, St Michael was shaken by gunfire, resulting in damage to a property and minor injuries to a female resident.At approximately 2:07 a.m., police responded to reports of shots being fired in the neighborhood. Upon arrival, officers discovered that a house was damaged. A female occupant of the residence suffered a facial injury after being struck by a fragment, caused by the gunfire.
Police are continuing investigations into the incident and are appealing to the public for assistance.
Anyone who witnessed the shooting or has information should contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-8477, Police Emergency at 211 or the District ‘A’ Police Station at 430-7242 or 430-7246.
Source: BT
Two New Dormitories For Regional Police Training Centre
by Sharon Austin | Mar 18, 2025 | Top Stories
Attorney General Dale Marshall prepares to turn the sod at the ground-breaking ceremony for two dormitories at the Regional Police Training Centre, while (from left to right) General Manager of CRS Building and Maintenance, Sydney Blenman; Minister of Information, Wilfred Abrahams; and Commissioner of Police, Richard Boyce, look on. (C. Pitt/BGIS)
Two new dormitories are being constructed at the Regional Police Training Centre (RPTC).At a brief ground-breaking ceremony at the Charnocks, Christ Church site of the RPTC, Attorney General Dale Marshall expressed excitement at the project, which is expected to be completed in 40 weeks and at a cost of BDS $10 million.
Mr. Marshall told his audience: “I think that having a physical facility that reflects modern accommodation needs opens up opportunities for us to do more training, not just for local officers and not just for recruits, but also police officers and other security personnel around the region…. We have to face modern policing challenges, and therefore, we have to train police officers in a modern way and for modern things….
“I’m looking forward to this facility, with its new look [and] …capacity, being even more vigorously used than it is now, and not just by police officers, but by the BDF, by the RSS [and] by CARICOM IMPACS. I want this, really, to be the centre for security training in the region. That is my dream.”
In giving the background to the project, the Attorney General surmised that it might go down in history as being one of Government’s fastest-conceived and executed projects. He said several women had expressed an interest in recruiting for The Barbados Police Service but could not because of limited dormitory space at the RPTC.
“The number of women that had to be turned away was really an inexcusable number, and when I asked why we had to turn them away, it was because we had no dormitory facilities to accommodate them…. We can only accommodate…23…. And, the Prime Minister said, ‘well, you got to fix this’,” he stated.
He noted that the current dormitories were built in 1956, and they were renovated over time, but no new ones were added.
Mr. Marshall said the now derelict Commandant’s residence would be demolished and a set of executive suites built. Additionally, he indicated that he would eventually like to see a full-scale conference room constructed at the RPTC.
Deputy Commandant of the RPTC, Lawrence Collymore, said the initiative reflected their dedication to enhancing the plant’s infrastructure and facilities for officers while in training, with a particular focus on addressing the unique needs and limited accommodation for female officers.
Project Manager Omar Roach (left) and Operations Manager, Vibbian Fagan, of CRS Building and Maintenance, looking at the drawings of the dorms at the Regional Police Training Centre. (C. Pitt/BGIS)
“The commencement of construction of these dormitories at this specific time augurs well and is in sync with the proposed theme for The Barbados Police Service’s Annual Grand Conference 2025 – Pride in Our Legacy, Vision for Tomorrow: 190 Years of Tradition and Transformation, scheduled for…April.“And, once completed, will certainly assist us to continue to build enduring legacies with the vision for a better tomorrow as we celebrate 190 years of cherished traditions. We are ever cognisant of our need to adapt and metamorphosize to deliver a better quality of service, both present and in the future. As we take this important step, …we are also reinforcing our commitment to furtherance, equality, and inclusion within our constabulary,” Mr. Collymore stated.
Permanent Secretary in the Office of the Attorney General, Timothy Maynard, said each dormitory would accommodate 30 officers, and on completion of the buildings, the room capacity at the institution would move to 155.
Mr. Maynard stressed that RPTC’s vision remains intact as it continues to train officers from across the Commonwealth Caribbean and plays an instrumental role in strengthening law enforcement capabilities within the region. He proffered the view that the expansion of the RPTC facilities is a significant step forward.
He added that the project had been designed with hurricane resilience in mind, including hurricane-resistant windows, concrete roofing, photovoltaic panels, eco-friendly emergency power systems, and separate potable water storage tanks.
“These enhancements [will] ensure that the RPTC remains functional even in times of crisis, whether natural disasters or emergency security operations,” PS Maynard explained.
Source: GIS
This record by the late great Prince Buster was first released in Jamaica in 1967. Fifty-seven years late, Barbados appears to be catching up. By the way, Jamaica has reported a large drop in its homicide rates.
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