PRIME MINISTER MEETS WITH WESTERN DIVISION / VEHICLE
HANDED OVER
HIGHLIGHTS OF THE 40TH ANNIVERSARY INDEPENDENCE PARADE 2014
Thursday, March 20, 2014 - The Security arm of the public service is the only area that is exempt from
the hiring freeze instituted in government for the period of the home grown Structural Adjustment
Programme.
Prime Minister and Minister of
National Security Dr. Keith
Mitchell made the announcement
during an open forum with the
Western Division of the Royal
Grenada
Police
Force
on
Thursday afternoon, at the
Victoria Hotel in St. Marks.
The Grenadian leader assured
officers attending the meeting
that the policy will remain in
effect during the three year
period of Debt Restructuring to
revive an economy which has
moved from negative to positive
growth
since
the
Mitchell
administration assumed office a
year
ago.
In the open forum attended by Acting Commissioner Mr. Winston James, Deputy Commissioner Mr.
Frank Redhead and other High Ranking officials of the RGPF, Prime Minister Mitchell emphasized the
importance of the Force in Grenada’s overall development, and assured them that the Government is
committed to supporting them in any way possible, even in this tough economic period.
“We cannot speak about the role of the police and not take steps to ensure that we make our
contribution
in
helping
them
to
perform
effectively.”
Dr.
Mitchell
said.
Prime Minister Mitchell praised the RGPF for the many steps taken recently to improve its image, citing
that much of that is owed to the “sound professional, caring, firm and compassionate leadership” of the
RGPF.
The Prime Minister, Commissioner and Deputy Commissioner outlined a few programs that are
designed to further develop and enhance the
performance of the Force. Those include the
implementation of a scholarship program, educational
certificate program with St. George’s University, an
Associate degree program with the T.A. Marryshow
Community
College.
The Prime Minister and RGPF leadership in listening to
the needs and concerns of the police officers, also
promised to continue to engage Psychologists and other
learned professionals to work with individual
officers in solving personal problems that will in \