– Top graduating student of police prosecutors’ training course

TIMOTHY Morrison, a constable in the Guyana Police Force (GPF), has big plans for himself. He will stop at nothing to keep educating and elevating himself, and he surely doesn’t believe in settling just for what comes his way. He’d rather go after his dreams and spare no effort to use whatever time he has available to study or learn something new.

Perhaps it was his military background and the males in his life, including his dad, retired police officer, Ronald Fraser; his grandfather, the late Carlos Grey, who was in the army; and his uncles, who were soldiers, which inspired his career choice.

“When I joined the force, I was actually inspired by them, so I was like, I would love to become a police officer to serve and protect the country and to give back to society. The goal was to make it my career and to do the best in my capacity in the GPF,” Timothy shared in an interview with Pepperpot Magazine.
The 29-year-old father of five hails from Den Amstel, West Coast Demerara, and joined the GPF as an apprentice when he was just out of school almost 13 years ago.

Timothy has never been focused on a promotion, but believes in being patient and using his spare time wisely. “Whenever it is your time, it’s your time. Unfortunately, it’s not my time as yet. I am currently waiting, but in the meantime [I am] being patient and trying to elevate myself.”
His association with the police force has driven him in the direction of law, and there’s nothing that he’d love more than to become an attorney, specializing in criminal law, which he sees happening soon.

Those in the GPF would usually benefit from extensive training on law from the training school, as officers would need to understand aspects of the law to enforce it effectively. However, Timothy wanted more, so privately, with support from his family, he opted to pursue a diploma in law.
Successful at this, he then went on to do the degree programme at Nations University, which he is doing through the University of London. Now, in his first year, Timothy anticipates completing it within the next two years.

He shared that the degree programme gives him the in-depth training he needs related to statutes and other things that add to the foundation training from the GPF.
Timothy benefited from further training when the GPF sent him to do a prosecutors course, for which he was the top graduating student. He graduated recently, having also done extensive training in other fields.

“I have accomplished quite a lot at this age and have a far way more to go. I would love to complete my studies in the law programme. I have a passion for law,” he expressed.
Now working in the Court Superintendent’s office where he performs duties at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court, Timothy is able to be further exposed to the law, being able to observe firsthand the trial process and other relevant matters within his current areas of study.

Timothy’s advice to others who may have similar circumstances: “Be patient, disciplined. Pick up the mantle in educating yourselves. Do not limit yourselves to a secondary education; don’t stop there. Every available time that you have, make use of it to educate yourselves. Failure is not the end of it; you can pick yourself up and go again.”