By EARYEL BOWLEG
ebowleg@tribunemedia.net
THE ROYAL Bahamas Police Force delivered care packages to people in a few New Providence communities yesterday.
Great Commission Ministries, which feeds the needy, was one of the recipients.
Commissioner of Police Paul Rolle said each of the divisional commanders were asked to identify at least 20 people within their community that might be in need. He explained charitable giving is something the force has been doing for some time.
Commissioner Rolle insisted the donations were on the agenda for a while and not in light of the US protests against police brutality after George Floyd’s death.
He commented: “The police have always partnered with the community. The community involvement and involving police activities with them and yeah I think it is a good gesture but we’re not watching the United States...This was something that was planned from a couple of weeks ago and was postponed due to some other things.”
Great Commission Ministries received a special presentation of 15 cases of chicken, ten bales of rice, and other items. Bishop Walter S. Hanchell of the Commission thanked the commissioner and officers for the donations and stated they will go a long way in feeding their clients.
Comments
mandela 4 years, 5 months ago
Congrats to the RBPF way to go, and never forget the start is a very good thing, but the finish is everything, be consistent.
hrysippus 4 years, 5 months ago
looks like a publicity stunt to me. Is this really the best use of very expensive police resources? Surely the government has other departments in other ministries whose function is to do this? Who chose the recipients? And o what basis were they chosen? Who paid for the items donated?
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