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Edwin Martin Commissioner of Police, Grenada
Commissioner of Police, Edwin Martin, is from the village of Mt Moritz, St. George. He attended the Mt. Moritz Anglican Primary School and subsequently the Grenada Boys Secondary School. Mr. Martin joined the Royal Grenada Police Force( RGPF) on July 1, 1986. From his initial training he graduated top of his class, earning him the Baton of Honour. Throughout his career Mr. Martin attended many courses and conferences. He excelled at the Regional Security System( RSS) training courses, this contributed to him being promoted to the rank of Corporal within three years of service. Subsequently, he was drafted on to the Regional Security Training Team as one of the first two Regional Instructors. He was based in Barbados for four years as a Regional Instructor.
Identified for his operational prowess and intellectual acumen he was identified, and ultimately selected for an accelerated promotion program during the period 1992 – 1994. This program was held in Jamaica in partnership with the then College of Arts Science and Technology. It was during the practical phase of this program that he implemented the Police Farm-watch Scheme and several other community policing programs in the Royal Grenada Police Force.
In the pursuit of self-development, Mr. Martin attained a Bachelor’ s of Science degree with honours BSc.( Hons) in Business Administration from the St George’ s University. He subsequently won a coveted Chevening Scholarship, to be one of nine candidates from a field of over three thousand applicants across the Eastern Caribbean. This scholarship afforded Mr. Martin the opportunity to earn a Master’ s of Science( MSc.) degree in Criminology and Criminal Justice