Nothing wrong with doing something different – new GPF pilot

…says Police administration offered unwavering support in pursuit of his dream

Constable Troy Doris was lauded and recognised by the Guyana Police Force (GPF) during a simple yet momentous ceremony on Friday at the Commissioner’s Conference Room, Eve Leary, for successfully completing the requirements for the Private Pilot Licence — Single Engine certificate and graduating as the valedictorian of his programme.
Clifton Hicken, acting Commissioner of Police, applauded Constable Troy Doris’ stellar accomplishments and lauded his father, Sergeant Troy Doris, for supporting his son in this endeavour.
The Top Cop stated that as a motivator and as a reward, a letter will be sent on Constable Troy Doris’ behalf to the Police Service Commission requesting that he be elevated to the level of Cadet Officer.
“The Force is going places, and this will be an organisation that is contemporary and second to none,” the Top Cop is quoted as saying by the GPF press unit.
According to Hicken, “in order to accomplish a contemporary Police Force, partnership is necessary. We need to develop our people to meet the standard that is necessary…and to create infrastructure that is conducive, and build the bridge between the Police and the public”.
Further, the Top Cop said the Force’s Executive Leadership Team has decided that the emphasis for this year would be on operational priorities, performance, professionalism, and accountability.

Hicken stated that Guyana is undergoing rapid infrastructural development, which would provide challenges for the GPF. As a result, the GPF is collaborating with the Ministries and other governmental and private sector agencies to build capacity.

Police Air Wing
Speaking about the GPF’s Strategic Plan and under the “Developing Our People” pillar, Deputy Commissioner ‘Administration’ Calvin Brutus, noted that a proposal was made for the establishment of a Police Airway, which he said is for the “independence, efficiency, and effective operational capabilities of the Guyana Police Force. In this regard, Brutus pointed out that capable persons were selected to be trained in Aeronautical Engineering and also Cadet courses.
Brutus noted that Constable Doris commenced training online in 2018 and completed the practical training of his course at the Flight Training Institute Barbados Inc on January 8, 2023.
“We are proud as an organisation,” Brutus declared.
Brutus further noted that this will serve as a major motivator to other members of the Guyana Police Force to seek to embrace the pillar of developing our people. In fact, three other Police ranks are currently enrolled in the Art Williams and Harry Wendt Aeronautical Engineering School, one in his second year and two in their first.
According to Brutus, the Guyana Police Force intends to continue training ranks in all necessary fields as the GPF prepares to acquire its own Air Wing in a bid to become self-sufficient.

Brutus assured that the GPF will continue to support Constable Doris in furthering his studies to pursue a programme in multi-engine certification.

Supporting aspirations
During his response, an elated and enthusiastic Troy Doris thanked God and the Force’s administration for supporting his aspirations.
22-year-old Doris, who joined the Guyana Police Force on March 7, 2019, noted that there is nothing wrong with doing something different or thinking about how you can be of benefit to the organisation. He said being a pilot in the Guyana Police Force and being part of a major development in the Force is a great feeling.
Doris recalled his first time entering the Officers’ Training Centre, where he saw a sign that read, “Am I a Credit to the Force?” and asked himself, “How can I be a credit to the Force?” This, he noted, occurred while he was still contemplating joining the Force.
He aspires to become a certified flight instructor so that he can teach his fellow colleagues and help in the GPF’s self-sufficiency agenda.
His father, Sergeant Troy Doris, thanked the Force’s administration for its unwavering support while noting that being a pilot has been his son’s dream since the tender age of four, when, while cleaning the yard with his parents, he spotted a plane and told his mother that one day he would be a pilot and he would put her in the front seat of the plane.
Also present at the appreciation ceremony was Superintendent Nichola Kendall, Head of GPF’s Strategic Planning Unit.