RVIPF needs leaders who are not on the job for the $$- Verne H.E Browne
Browne was at the time a caller on the February 15, 2024, ‘Da Morning Braff’ radio show on Tola Radio 100.5 hosted by Floyd Burnett aka 'Heritage' and had the Deputy Premier and Minister for Financial Services, Labour and Trade, Hon Lorna G. Smith, OBE (AL) as a guest.
Browne, who continues to be outspoken on matters in the Virgin Islands, told the radio audience that his approach towards crime in the VI would be to instill the fear of God in children and good parenting, including for parents to be more accountable for their children’s actions as they pertain to criminal activity.
Browne said; however, that a significant part of improving the police force will start with having staff that is committed to the force and not just the wages.
“Unless and until we stop putting persons at the top of our constabulary who just come to rape the country of its financial benefit, the force and the police service will not move on,” he said.
Vernon E. Malone's leadership is remembered
Mr Browne referenced the first local Commissioner Vernon E. Malone, his charismatic leadership, and his stewardship of the force, including pushing top talent toward educational development.
“We are having persons at the top of the post who are coming for the financial package and nothing else, the evidence speaks for itself… Cabinet must wake up,” he said.
Browne said it remains a setback for persons to be parachuted to the top of the RVIPF and then only to leave with their big financial package.
Meanwhile, Hon Smith agreed with the points raised by Mr Browne, and recalled the work of former Commissioner Malone and his leadership style.
According to the Deputy Premier, the VI has to go beyond hiring persons coming to the VI for three years and then leaving, “you must have a vested interest in the territory,” she said.
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gets angry or feels violated they want to use a gun.. .
ATM (All about the money)
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1. Is former Chief Inspector Verne H. E. Browne still seething about being pass over for CoP of RVIPF?
2. Is Browne throwing shade at the current leadership of the RVIPF?
3. Is Browne yearning to return to the RVIPF as CoP?
4. Why was Browne knowledge and experience in policing didn’t transform the ABPF on his hometown in Antigua and Barbuda?
5. Was the alleged truncated tour with the ABPF due leadership and management style, politics, or one usually find no honour in his/her own country?
6. Does the RVIPF need to revamp its recruiting to recruit higher quality recruits who has an interest in serving and protecting, instead of signing up for the pay and fast track to belongership ?
7. Is a greater effort needed to recruit local police officers?
8. Who funds the RVIPF? Why is the force under Governor and not local government ?
9. Is it a strategic, control mode, for the UK controlling, Security, RVIPF, Courts, civil Service, Jail, etc.? Is this deliberate by design?
Moreover, under both the Westminister and presidential system locales, the police is under the purview of elected members. True, in some instances elected officials may try to weaponize the police for their own personal purposes. The UK-appointed governors too protect the leadership of police and weaponized it for their purposes . For example, former Governor John Rankin has done that with current CoP Mark Collins. The police should be professional, apolitical, etc., expressing their political opinion/views at the ballot box. Citizens must get engaged to foster good governance, politicians are emboldened to do what they want when the electorate hibernate and look the other way.
Most in the police force do not like bvislanders or the virgin Islands. Same for Prison, airport security & health servumices.
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