Jacob: Police priority to solve crime, looks forward to substantive CoP

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Jacob: Police priority to solve crime, looks forward to substantive CoP

Acting Police Commissioner Mc Donald Jacob says while the police service is looking forward to the appointment of a substantive Commissioner of Police after the collapse of the Police Service Commission, it is focused on fulfilling their mandate. Jacob's comment comes one day after former Police Commissioner Gary Griffith said he was not bothered by the collapse of the PSC. Griffith comments came hours after the chairman and final member of the PSC, Bliss Seepersad, resigned last week. Three other […]

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