New Assistant and Deputy Commissioner to be announced soon
Police Commissioner Mark Collins said the territory will soon hear the names of the persons who have been chosen to serve as Assistant Commissioner and Deputy Commissioner of Police.
He said recruiters should have finalised the hiring process for the two senior cops last week.
The most senior posts in the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) have always been controversial in the BVI as there is a perception that expatriates from the United Kingdom are almost always given preference.
However, residents have long held the view that such high ranking posts should go to highly-skilled and hardworking local police officers who have served with excellence over the years.
Despite public outcry, those top posts continue to go to expatriates.
But last week, Commissioner Collins announced that he intends to fill other senior posts using officers from within the RVIPF.
“I quickly want to go in and recruit new superintendents and new chief inspectors from within the organisation. No external adverts — from within the organisation. We have the skill and the expertise within RVIPF to recruit from within,” the Police Commissioner said. He added that those posts will be advertised very soon.
While there is a common view that top police posts should be held by BVIslanders, there are still residents who believe policing is better when the Force is led by expatriates because having locals as leaders would fuel crime and corruption.
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Integrity,should be the one of the biggest factors whem come to these post, the process must be fair and the right persons should be selected regardless to their gender, or origin,I’m not sure why we push this defisive way about gender in leadership, the Barbados cheif said it right, work hard, practice doing the right things,take time to educate and develop one self, thus becoming marketable for these positions, I do not believe in, i’m title to promotion so i should get a promotion because of years of sevrice, best of luck to all who apply and hope the best suitable candidate be rewarded.
You doing a great Job for these islands, keep your head high, we love what you are doing and hope the other members of the police service can learn from you, continue to keep us safe.
Another devil incoming.
Are there any job openings remaining for 3rd generation bvislanders??
Did any of the candidates seek the job based on the recruiting video?
@ miss pea stay in your pod. Stupid questions. First second or third virgin islanders qualify. Smt.
The russians are losing in the Ukraine so we are leaving that sinking ship and coming to the BVI to be policemen and fight crime. We don’t speak english but our successful interrogation techniques should end all the BVI’s smuggling problems.
PSC, should be ashamed of themselves by staging a fraudulent process by briefing an individual as what to expect in the interview them f**kers AJ and his crony numbskull idiot been cheating on process results for years. Now they cheating again to install that numbskull guy *A as deputy. Another sham process again.
I tell you, some of this blokes the have acting as chief is a shame, I would rather see all the chief inspectors and supt be brought inn from the uk, these waste of time we have in the force here cant cut it, pure embarrassment.
Gone are the days when the people of the BVİ can put their faith and safety in the hands that of police force..
There’s probably a better way to find out than here … or are you just trying to start trouble?
Probably some white people from the UK.
More UK police would be beneficial. In all positions. Help get the services up to scratch. Weed out the bad cops too.