Basseterre, St. Kitts, February 10, 2016 (SKNIS): Public confidence in policing is paramount and can only be achieved if the Federation’s police officers at every rank, step up to the mark to deliver good service and go the extra mile, said Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris, during his address to the nation on Tuesday, February 09.
Prime Minister Harris further noted that the caliber of dedicated officers has to be very high.
“Effective, highly motivated officers who are role models, delivering the required results will be rewarded and recognised to reflect a nation’s pride and appreciation of the extra mile they go and the extreme situations in which they find themselves as they defend, protect and preserve our freedom and way of life,” said the prime minister. “We will seek the support of our commercial partners to honour this pledge with innovative, worthwhile and meaningful rewards that may also recognise the police officers’ close family members who sometimes endure the dangers and anxiety their loved ones occupation causes them.”
Dr. Harris pointed out that every officer should be motivated and remain focused on what is vital within the police force to promote safety and security.
“Our police men and women must all be focused on the key policing principles of keeping the nation as safe as possible,” he said. “This calls for protecting and preserving our freedoms and properties from those without the moral values espoused by the vast majority of honest, hard-working people. We must eradicate and stamp out the mindless ‘tit-for-tat’ killings that have become a scourge in the Caribbean region, from Jamaica and Bahamas in the North, to Trinidad and Tobago in the South.”
The Minister of National Security stated that the police regulations will be reviewed to ensure that they are in sync with a modern and progressive police service.
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