POLICE Sergeant Brenton Smith of St. Vincent and the Grenadines was elected the new president of the Caribbean Federation of Police Welfare Association (CFPWA) and W/Inspector Sheryl Hermonstine of Guyana the General Secretary 

when the body held its Third Annual General Meeting in St. Vincent at the Murray Heights Hotel from May 15 to 17, 2014.

The meeting was held under the theme “United We Stand, Together We Achieve” and among the matters discussed were the registration of the Federation, the relocation of the Secretariat and funding for the Federation.

According to a press release, the new executive comprises the following:
*President – Sergeant Brenton Smith – St. Vincent and the Grenadines
*Vice President – Acting Inspector Anand Ramesar – Trinidad and Tobago
*First Vice President – Acting Corporal Camron Laure – St. Lucia
*General Secretary – W/Inspector Sheryl Hermonstine – Guyana
*Assistant Secretary –  Constable Jefferson Drigo – Dominica
*Treasurer – Sergeant Lendon Isaacs from Antigua
*Public Relations Officer – Inspector Raymond Thom – Trinidad and Tobago
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?rustees are Corporal Martin James of St. Lucia and Station Sergeant Michael Sobers of Barbados while the Protocol Officer is W/Sergeant Dionne Pollard of Guyana.

According to the release, the Federation intends to be fully functional within a year of the new executive’s two-year term.

This organisation is a combination of Police Welfare Officers in the region with the common goal of collaboration and co-operation in the development of representation on behalf of its members.

They aim to:
(a)    Promote, foster and encourage high professional and ethical standards in pursuit of
representation of the members; and
(b)   Assist the Association of Caribbean Commissioners of Police (ACCP) in the development of new and existing policies where necessary.

The Federation was established in May 2007 and has had its full share of ups and downs. However, the new executive has pledged their commitment to move the organisation forward and is hoping in the near future to present a strategic plan to the ACCP.

The Guyana Police Association hosted the second Annual General Meeting of the CFPWA which was held between May 20 and 25, 2013, at the Kanuku Suites, Georgetown.