Nine police officers mark 33 years of service

The nine remaining police officers from Course #08 celebrated their 33rd year of service on December 19. The officers were enlisted into the Royal St. Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force (RSVGPF) on December 19, 1990, with a batch of 46.

The officers celebrating are – Acting Assistant Commissioner of Police, Trevor Bailey; Assistant Superintendents of Police, Oswin Richards and Parnell Browne; Inspectors of Police, Atland Browne, Grafton Samuel and Dwayne Mc Kenzie; Station Sergeant Cuthbert Wilson and Sergeants Scott John and Rawle Pope.

The men are currently serving in various departments, stations, and units within the RSVGPF. ACP Bailey is in charge of the crime portfolio, ASP Richards is the Commander of the South Western Division while ASP Browne is the Head of the Traffic Branch. Inspectors Browne, Samuel and Mc Kenzie are attached to the Criminal Investigations Department, Mustique Police Station and Port Police Security Unit respectively. Station Sergeant Wilson is attached to the Fire Brigade, while Sergeants Pope and Scott are attached to the Police Garage and Mesopotamia Police Station respectively.

Speaking on behalf of his colleagues, ACP Bailey said “Special thanks to the Almighty God for sparing our lives to see our 33rd anniversary. We are extremely thankful to him for the love, guidance, and mercies that he has bestowed upon us. The journey was not easy, but his grace has seen us through. I wish to take this opportunity to extend hearty congratulations to all of the persons of Course #08. Forty-six of us started the journey, nine of us are still in service in SVG, and some are elsewhere, in Tortola, Cayman Islands, and other places. But we continue to live together as a family. We are in touch every day through our group chat.”

ACP Bailey went on “It has been a pleasure to serve the people of St Vincent and the Grenadines. Over the years, I have grown and matured and have seen things through many eyes. I thank God today that I sit in a managerial position in the organization. Nevertheless, the service continues.”

The Acting Commissioner of Police, Enville Williams, Gazetted Officers, and other ranks of the RSVGPF extended congratulations to the officers. “Thirty-three years of service to any organization is a selfless sacrifice, especially – one as the Royal St Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force. I commend the officers for their relentless sacrifice and dedication to duty and country,” said Williams.