7 more stations to be repurposed in modern policing plan
Sunday 21 February 2021
Moriah Police Station in Tobago is to be used as a medical facility for officers to get basic medical attention. PHOTO BY AYANNA KINSALE -
SEVEN more police stations will be repurposed as the police seek to cut back on costs as they currently owe suppliers $182 million as at the end of January.
In an e-mailed response to Sunday Newsday, the police said some of the seven stations will not be repurposed this fiscal year. The seven are Mayaro; Four Roads (Diego Martin), both to be transformed into virtual courts; Cap-deVille Police Station (Point Fortin) will be used to accommodate the municipal police as a base and will be working along with police officers; San Juan sub-station will become the Traffic Investigations Unit to provide assistance with traffic management in the division; the St Madeleine and St Margaret’s police stations (San Fernando) will house homicide and Fraud Squad and the Gende
Photos of the day: December 16, 2020
Wednesday 16 December 2020
Tekesha Watson of Bead it showcases her colourful waist beads on sale.
Businessman Gary Aboud, owner of Mode Alive, offers shopping space to local vendors to ply their goods for sale ahead of the Christmas shopping, on his compound at the Mode Alive located in Valsayn South. - ROGER JACOB
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