Installation of new Commissioner

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Parent Category: Aug 2011

Category: Week ending Aug 27th, 2011

Published on Monday, 29 August 2011 10:19

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Grenada’s new Commissioner of Police, Willan Thompson is being installed today, Friday, August 26. Thompson will take over as head of the Royal Grenada Police Force (RGPF) from James Clarkson who has been at the helm of the force for the past two-and-a-half years.

The new RGPF Chief received the nod of approval from the Public Service Commission (PSC) ahead of two other front-runners, Deputy Commissioner Franklyn Redhead and Superintendent of Police, Edvin Martin. Thompson’s installation takes place at the compound of the Special Services Unit (SSU) at Point Salines in what is being referred to as “a change of command ceremony.”

The Munich, St. Andrew’s resident was brought back to the Force on July 15, 2010 as a Deputy Commissioner of Police with responsibility for Strategic and Corporate Planning, Port Operations, Finance, Corporate Support Services, Audit Research and Development.

He was forced out of RGPF along with some other senior officers by the former New National Party (NNP) government of Prime Minister, Dr. Keith Mitchell in the wake of the dismal performance of the High Command following the passage of the devastating Hurricane Ivan in September 2004.

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