Deputy police chiefs receive instruments of office
Police Commissioner, Leslie James and the four deputy commissioners: Maxine Graham; Paul Williams;  Nigel Hoppie and Lyndon Alves
Police Commissioner, Leslie James and the four deputy commissioners: Maxine Graham; Paul Williams; Nigel Hoppie and Lyndon Alves

ON Tuesday, March 19, 2019, Commissioner of Police, Leslie James, conducted a historic engagement where his four deputies obtained their Instruments of Appointment as Deputy Commissioners.

During the ceremony, each Deputy took the statutory Oath of Office, as is required under Section 14 of the Police Act Chapter 16:01. Despite the late handing over of the Instruments, the appointments are in keeping with the period of 2018 when the Force’s new administrative team was installed, the police force said in a release.

The four deputy Commissioners are: Maxine Graham, DSM, ‘Operations; Nigel Hoppie, DSM, head of Special Branch/Intelligence; Paul Williams (Administration) and Lyndon Alves (Crime Chief)

President David Granger, on appointing the deputy commissioners, had said that they will be responsible for four areas of the Force; these are Operations, Administration, Law Enforcement and Special Branch/ Intelligence. “My intention is that the four deputies will be responsible for various aspects of the Police Force, for example, Operations,

Administration, Law Enforcement and Special Branch or Intelligence. What we have done today is we have not only appointed a Police Commissioner but we have also improved the architecture of the Police Force so that instead of having a flat structure, we now have clearly defined responsibilities in those four deputy commissioners. So, things will be better. I am sure there will be better performance in those areas and other officers can now look forward to, in due course, filling those appointments. It will help to enhance the specialisation of the Police Force. It will help to spur the career mobility of officers and I am convinced that the efficiency of the Police Force as a whole will be enhanced,” the Head of State had said.

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