THE Police Service Commission has promoted Senior Superintendent Maxine Graham to the rank of Assistant Commissioner of Police, which now means that the Force has the full complement of 12 Assistant Police Commissioners.

Graham left Guyana on October 7, 2016 to join 20 other female officers in Barcelona, Spain to attend the 54th Annual Conference of the International Association of Women Police (IAWP); and was, on October 6, 2016, bestowed the Disciplined Services Medal, a National Award for long service of a high order, dedication and hard work within the Guyana Police Force.

She was, on October 9, awarded a plaque for winning the 2016 Award of the International Association of Women Police for Recognition and Scholarship: for her vast area of work, which includes key responsibilities and appointments aimed at developing and improving the lives of members of the Force; single parents, youths, elders and the less fortunate. She was selected from a list of 45 nominees drawn from over 70 countries.

On April 28, 2016, she received from President David Granger the Good Conduct and Long Service Medal for dedication and commitment to the Guyana Police Force.

A University of Guyana graduate in the fields of Public Safety and Security Management, and Social Work, the senior officer, who still has a number of years before retiring from the Force, is currently pursuing a degree in Law, and has the possibility of being selected to become Legal Advisor of the Guyana Police Force, having already spent 10 years as a Court Prosecutor/Court Superintendent in central Georgetown.

Officer Graham has served in the capacity of senior superintendent for over four years.

Meanwhile, thirty-three police ranks are set to be promoted in 2017. The list of promotions is as follows:

TO ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER
(1) W/Senior Superintendent Maxine Graham

TO SUPERINTENDENT
Deputy Superintendent Frank Harvey
Deputy Superintendent Mahendra Shiwnarine

TO DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT
Assistant Superintendent Patrick Todd
Assistant Superintendent Himnauth Sawh
Assistant Superintendent John Barker

TO ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT
W/Inspector Yvonne Stephens
W/Inspector Audrey Jordan
Inspector Oswald Pitt
Inspector Eton Davidson
Inspector Jermaine Harper
Inspector Chabinauth Singh
Inspector Andrew Cumberbatch
Inspector Bharat Persaud
Inspector Malcolm Melville

TO INSPECTOR
Sergeant 14169 Richard Frank
Sergeant 12960 Anthony Aaron
Sergeant 18396 Julius Samuels
Sergeant 16036 Herbert Henry
Sergeant 13819 Anant Ram
Sergeant 19707 Michael Cort
Sergeant 19873 Munesh Dial
Sergeant 13826 Gordon Mansfield
Sergeant 19309 Devon Lowe
Sergeant 16421 Otis Jackson
Sergeant 18293 Wendell Harry
W/Sergeant 14913 Lorna Adonis
W/Sergeant 15419 Lavern Garraway
W/Sergeant 19433 Vernette Pindar
W/Sergeant 12933 Norma Joseph
Corporal 18438 Prem Satyanand Narine
Corporal 14539 Eishwar Bharat Mangru
Corporal 18538 Maniram Jagnanan