36 cops trained in vehicle licensing, certification

Thirty-six traffic ranks drawn from the various Regional Police Divisions completed a one-week training in Licensing and Certifying that was conducted at the Police Officers’ Training Centre, Camp Road, Eve Leary, in keeping with the COVID-19 guidelines.

The training that was coordinated by Traffic Chief, Senior Superintendent Linden Isles saw the ranks focusing on topics such as financial regulations; goods transportation license; provision as to physical fitness and application for driver’s license; issuing of competence; workshop license; road engineering; CCTV footage and registrations among others.
Deputy Commissioner (Administration), Paul Williams during his address urged the participants to set an example.
“You cannot have your vehicles in the station compound with tint and then asking persons to remove theirs, you must lead by example.” He also implored upon the ranks to be good record keepers, accountable, responsible, not to be compromised, to execute their duties within the confines of the law and to have a voracious appetite for reading.
Williams, who has a wealth of experience in the field of licensing and certifying, reminded the ranks not to abuse their powers when being challenged but instead to listen and use their knowledge gained to respond to challenges and reiterated that there is nothing like knowledge.