The Dominica Police Force has welcomed 32 new officers into its ranks.
A graduation ceremony was held at the Police Training School on Morne Bruce on Friday evening.
Fourteeen awards were bestowed on deserving police officers during the ceremony. Best Recruit, Best at Police Duty Subject, and Baton of Honour went to No 423 Anselm Austrie. First Runner- Up and Best at Physical Training was No 158 Kimaura Thomas. Best at Weapon Training, Best at Drills, Best Turned-Out Male, Best at Physical Training -male went to No 190 Josiah Cornelius. The Commissioner’s Shield and Most Disciplined was awarded to No 239 Peterson Royer.
The graduates were schooled in sociology, human rights, communication skills, and psychology in addition to the traditional police courses.
At Friday’s graduation they presenting $1,000 to the House of Hope, a non-profit organization in Delices which cares for physically and mentally challenged individuals. The new officers collected the money during weekly worship sessions while they were on training. Head of the House of Hope, former Minister of Agriculture Heskeith Alexander, was on hand to accept the donation from the officers.
A number of officials addressed the event including Acting Prime Minister Reginald Austrie, National Security Minister Charles Savarin, and Acting Commissioner of Police Hobbs Jno Baptiste. Acting Deputy Commissioner Cyrille Carrette was the Master of Ceremony.
The 28th Recruit Training Course began on August 16, 2009 and concluded yesterday with the graduation ceremony.
Photos compliments Sean Douglas
great pictures! thanks ! :D
Congrats to my cousin and the other young men and women. Make us Dominicans proud oversee.
We will continue to pray and support you”all.
congrats to my boos both male amd female u all did it .. bense has another ,, yemi …. my cous curn… friend kendra,anselm,,my friend up ther marigot who use to work by domlec a and the list continues
some people say, they don’t take police officers from calibishie
but, we have one thats genuine. Congratulations constable Josoph.T
congratulation to all off you you make the job easier for my niece and will make my contry safe
congratulations officer terrance joseph of calibishie. keep climbing that mountain because we never lost faith in you .GOD bless you.bright future ahead.is all.
congratzzzz to all!!! well must say special congratulations to the two young ladies of delices. W e are very proud of u guys. Shirna james and kendra hilaire for making it these far. we know u will play a vital and valuable in the police force… delices do and will continue to produce many of the most influencial officers.. hold ur heads up high ladies .. well done!!!
morne rachette people are proud of u son congra……..d paul
Well my congratulations to all the young men and women who gave their commitment to the people of the Commonwealth of Dominica.
My profound congratulation to those from Castle Bruce and especially to Evalyn Boland – sister you make me proud. My prayer is that others in the community and country follow your footstep.
Soon i will be home, joining you in making Castle Bruce all it should be – making my contribution to village and country.
I hold you very close to my heart , I think of you every where i go………….. Sweet Dominica, sweet Castle Bruce
Marian Jno-Finn
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congratulation to lorson -prosper of st. joseph i know u would have made it
go out there and do what u have to do
Why is it we have so many new police graduating every few months, yet the crime rate is rising rapidly??
Hey paul ,
congratulations…..i know u got it going on now……
congratulations on ur achievements!!!!!
hoping to see u some time!…ur co-worker (past)
We all in this together as law enforcers!
africa
CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!!!!! HIP! HIP! HOORAY!!!!!!
U go Anselm! i always knew u could do it exceedingly and a bove all!!!
blessings my brother!!!!!
U are another bright spark from our village..WOODFORD HILL..
Together with Brendon athie and your truly….ME (law enforcement officer)
we will represent wooty and our surrounding communities WITH EXAMPLE, STYLE,
CLASS….and HONOUR.
Miss Africa
congratulations to my nephew wayne mitchel on ur graduation all the best in the field big up man
All the new recuits on course 28 who graduated on Friday 5th february 2010 at Morn Bruce .Congratulation!!! please go out there and make a great difference in theDominica Police Force.
big up 2 Peterson Royer who recieved the Commissioner’s award 4 most decipline officer on course 28 i always knew that u would make it with God’s help u derserve that boy, hold strong all the best in ur endeavour. Mass
congrats darling you have done it .keep it up i am not surpirise you have done in before.love from all kingshill friends
congrats anselm wish you the best (your former workplace lol)
Congratulations to all the new officers….may God be with you in the performance of your duties.
Congratulations to my nephew Curlson Letang who graduated with this year’s class. We are all proud of you and look forward to your continued service with this profession.
Just give it a few years and some of these new recruits will be heading to Montserrat. I went there to visit a friend and was taken a back when I realised that the police force had so much DA nationals.
Congratulations to the new recruits!!!! I saw this new cops on the streets of Roseau and i was impressed with the manner in which they conducted the business of the CDPF. Keep it up.
Castle Bruce has over the pass couple years seen its new officers get high awards at the graduation ceremony of new recruits and this year is of no exception. Devin Challenger, Evalyn Boland, Charlie Charles and now Josiah Cornelius and there are more.
All the best and keep it up
Bravo Castle Bruce we stand tall
Well done…Please maintain you all military bearing and please make a difference in the beautiful country call the nature island.
I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate all the new recruits of the Dominica Police Force. You guys have made it, but it’s just the beginning. Make a difference on the police force. Good luck to you guys and take care.
conngrates to you folks. One thing dat would always amaze me it the graduation high that is displayed by the new cops especially on the streets of roseau. One can see them parading the streets looking out for those who break the law. One thing, after a while, they vanish aways and are quickly dispatched to to the country areas and other sections of the service. these guys clean up town and so forth with tickets for so, which is nto wrong, but please maintain a good police presence in town.
Anselm, CONGRATULATIONS, my advice to you is to be an exception, Police officers usually have a bad name.. I have seen lots with my eyes, and some of the times they say that the police force is corrupt it it true, but there are good officers in the force.. Be one of those. Help to maintain law and order in the force and remember no favours to friends, treat everyone the same, continue to be the Best you can be and make wooty proud,..
I hope to see you soon to congratulate you in person
Not sure who else graduated from woodfordHill but I say congratulations.
I had a training on my job last month and my coach said to us some words that will stick in my mind he said ” when you start the real job, you’ll see people doing alot of crocked things, making shortcuts and going against the standards.. Be the first group to do it right, be an example and do it how its supposed to be done” This is my advice to all the graduates.
Blessings!
Congratulations to PC D. Paul. Make us proud in Wachette. Put God first always son. We love you Damian.
Congrats to the new recruits, especially Anslem and Brandon. PLEASE DO NOT GET CORRUPT. A word of advise there’s the Good, Bad and Ugly in the CDPF. Have a mind of your own.
Congratulations to all especially Kimaura! You did it girl!
congrats boy anselm uv done well i must comend u on dat u make ur parents real proud dats real good son and dont forget the haters for motivating u. remember keep striving cuz police here cant afford a mans dream life these days dont make them play wit ur mind they all made it already and come back and tell u life is all good in de force. wen they see u stiving they going to try to hold u down i know iv been dere thats y i left those bunch off crooks. here’s the trick uv got to learn them use them and then leave them. dont be like the match box brain people that keep saying de sky is de limit, my boy there are footprints on de moon.
Reginald Austrie MP looks quite Prime Ministerial at this event…
bigging up officer K. thomas and my boy jackie.
the boy always wanted to be a police. do not arest me when i come da on vacation. lol, all the best bro
i just hope that the police force will send some of the fresh young men and women to study forensics and crime investigation while their brains are still open to books. plaese watch a little of tru tv /court tv this can help alot
Congratulations to you young men and women. Now go forth and put your efforts towards protecting your Dominican people from violent crime and hard drugs. LEAVE MARIJUANA ALONE!
LEAVE MARIJUANA ALONE! Let the WEED burn. Do not get into the failed RUT that the older heads got themselves into, for the past 40 years. Long before you all were born, to this day, causing the spread of crack and cocaine unprecedented in the history of our lovely island. Things were so peaceful when weed was burning.
Good luck.
Congrates Anslem and Brandon, you’ll did make the villiage proud. Wanna wish u both all the best. Anslem i listened to you well talking about moving up the rank…i’ll be praying for your success as well. As you said is hard work thats goona help to get u there. Please donot allow the Position of a constable to get to your head and get arrogant that you are an officer. Always remember where u’ve come from and always remain down to earth with us the Woodfordhill ppl… you have our support…oh and congrates to Zacky as well…..
Congarts Anslem, Issac and Brendon ..Wooty and Wesley being represented….. Remember that you are to raise the standard and make God proud as you serve…bless up!
2 from Bense wow . We always producing good cops
Congrats to you young men and women……….Be the best cop that you can be. Congrats Peterson ,Aye How can I forget Yemi…… ok now is PC
Congrats to you young men and women……….Be the best cop that you can be. Congrats Peterson
Congratulations guys! I join with Officer Weekes in calling on the general public to give these young recruits their fullest cooperation. We should respect the authority of the land. That’s part of nation building. As one commentator stated in an earlier post, the only time some people see the need for the police is when they are in trouble. That’s when they ask for what the authorities are doing. I salute you guys. I ask that you live up to your rightful position. Don’t abuse the power that is now entrusted in you. Let’s help to make Dominica a more peaceful and orderly place to live.
Congrats to these young men and women. Make your country proud. I will pray for you all because there will be challenges ahead but you will prevail.