The Tribune

By EARYEL BOWLEG

Tribune Staff Reporter

ebowleg@tribunemedia.net

PROMOTION letters were given out in the Royal Bahamas Police Force yesterday, police press liaison officer Assistant Superintendent Audley Peters confirmed.

When contacted for more information and asked how many officers received promotion letters and which ranks, Commissioner of Police Paul Rolle said: “I don’t have the numbers now, but can have it tomorrow. All ranks.”

Commissioner Rolle suggested in October that promotions were in the pipeline. Speaking on the Royal Bahamas Police Force programme “Cop Talk”, Commissioner Rolle was asked about promotions.

The show’s host asked Commissioner Rolle if there was anything he wanted to share and noted a lot of police officers were tuned in.

With a smile, the police chief indicated, “not yet.”

He also said: “All of my police officers, colleagues, just to say thank you—not yet. I heard some rumblings about some things, but we’re not ready yet— soon. I know several of you are anxiously waiting for your promotions.”

He continued: “Let them know that I spoke with the Minister of Public Service this morning and I believe he’s watching. I kinda said to them, to nudge them to get my stuff, so we can move forward, but I know, tell them we’re gonna have a good Christmas I believe that.”

On Monday, Governor General Sir Cornelius A Smith swore Clayton Fernander in as Deputy Commissioner of the RBPF.

DCP Fernander joins Deputy Commissioner Loretta Mackey in that role.

Later that day, Commissioner Rolle tweeted congratulations to Bernard Bonamy and Dellareece Ferguson for their appointments as Assistant Commissioners of Police.

Commissioner Rolle said ACP Bonamy will have remit for Family Island operations, and ACP Ferguson will have remit for human resources and training.