By Sue-Ann Wayow
The Trinidad and Tobago Police Service (TTPS) is stating that regardless of reduced manpower at the TTPS recently, “all operations and services continue unabated.”
The TTPS in a press release on Tuesday stated that it has taken note of several media enquiries surrounding the possible effects of the recently conducted exercise involving contracted officers.
It stated, “The TTPS asserts, that all operations and services continue unabated. The TTPS, through its Executive, says units that are affected by the loss of one staff member or the other, will function with all available resources, inclusive of the personnel currently attached to serve all citizens.”
Deputy Commissioner of Police, Intelligence and Investigations, Mc Donald Jacob also said, as is customary with most organisations, staffing arrangements may come under review, and where necessary, new persons may be hired to fill vacancies.
Loss of officers – a disaster
And in a press release by the Opposition on Wednesday, the Opposition stated the news that 2,800 police officers were now left in limbo concerning their promotions and appointments was a disaster that concerns all citizens of Trinidad and Tobago.
“This crisis is a ticking time bomb that jeopardizes the entire stability of the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service at a time when criminals terrorise citizens more brazenly each passing day,” the Opposition stated.
Opposition Leader Kamla Persad-Bissessar again blamed Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley for the collapse of the Police Service Commission (PolSC) and all its domino effects.
She also stated, “ I am also concerned that contract employees hired under former Police Commissioner Gary Griffith have been fired. If there is no Police Commissioner, who is exactly now hiring and firing persons at the TTPS?”
