RSVGPF hands out awards
Left: Cpl. 192 Douglas Caesar, Policeman of the Year (right), receives his trophy from Commissioner of Police (CoP) Colin John. Right: Cpl. 228 Judy Franklyn, Policewoman of the Year (left), accepts a plaque from Assistant Commissioner of Police Richard Browne.
By: Kenville Horne•
The Royal St. Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force (RSVGPF), in collaboration with the RSVGPF Police Welfare Association (PWA), held its Annual Awards and Retirement Dinner at Russell’s Auditorium last Tuesday 29th December, 2020, under the theme: The catalyst to success is hard work, discipline and dedication.
Noticeably absent from this year’s ceremony was Assistance Superintendent of Police Junior Simmons who would normally serve as Master of Ceremony. In his absence, ASP Hawkins Nanton took up the role.
Call to remove concrete enclosure
Kenrick Haywood, a resident of Rose Place, gave a detailed account of the misuse of the garbage facilities in that community by ‘outsiders’.
By: Kenville Horne•
Kenrick Haywood is among residents of Rose Place who are calling for businesses and other outsiders to stop disposing of their garbage in the facilities provided for that community.
And he is appealing to the relevant authorities to close down the concrete enclosure” in particular, since it encourages an unhealthy environment.
The concrete enclosure is one of two facilities provided for garbage disposal in the community, the other being a ‘garbage skip’.
Draconian laws plaque PWA
Moice Cummings, Junior Branch Chairman of the PWA, wasted no time in suggesting that his Association needed to move into the modern technological age.
By: Kenville Horne•
Moice Cummings, Junior Branch Chairman of the Police Welfare Association (PWA, says that draconian and barbaric laws are still plaguing the Association.
Cummings made the remark while addressing the 2020 Royal SVG Police Force Annual Awards and Retirement Dinner, Tuesday 29th December, at the Russell’s Auditorium.
Cummings noted that even though 2020 was a difficult year, circumstances showed how unity” involving the hierarchy of the Police Force and the Welfare Association could foster greater things.”
Garbage Woes in Rose Place - Road blocked
Household garbage and other debris scattered across the main road in Rose Place, effectively blocking vehicular traffic.
By: Kenville Horne•
Residents of Rose Place, on Tuesday morning blocked the main road through the community with household garbage and other debris, which they said were left unattended, i.e. undisposed since before Christmas Day.
However, following quick postings of the action on social media platforms, health officials and the Solid Waste Management Unit responded swiftly to have the garbage removed and the throughway reopened.
Some angry and frustrated residents of the West Kingstown community, which is earmarked to undergo transformation with the construction of a New Kingstown Port, said that the community had become a dumping ground for garbage from business places in Kingstown, as well as coconut vendors.
Amid COVID, Jimmy Samuel lightS UP
Jimmy Samuel missed a year of lighting-up his home but he returned in 2020 with an even bigger bang.
By: Kenville Horne•
Personal health challenges prevented Jimmy Samuel from lighting up his Rillan Hill home in 2019, but not even the COVID-19 pandemic was going to cause a repeat of last year.
Samuel has been lighting up his home for some sixteen years. For him, it is a labour of love, an undertaking aimed at bringing joy and splendor to the community during the Christmas season.
He has won the coveted award for Best Lit Private House on four occasions, a testimony, he said, of his hard work.