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Police Officers frustrated over delay in study leave approval

Oct 23, 2009 News

All the talk about police officers upgrading their qualifications seems to be just that–talk.
There are reports that the officers are being denied opportunities to further their studies, most of which are relevant to the development of the organisation.
This newspaper understands that the efforts of at least two officers, a Superintendent and an Assistant Superintendent, to complete legal studies are being frustrated.
According to a source in the police administrative branch, the officers had completed the law course at the University of Guyana since 2006.
Since then they have been repeatedly seeking the approval of the Ministry of Home Affairs to pursue additional studies at the Hugh Wooding Law School in Trinidad.
To date they have reportedly received no response to their requests.
A few months ago this newspaper brought the officers’ plight to the attention of Home Affairs Minister Clement Rohee, who indicated that he was unaware of the situation.
He had promised to look into the matter.
Officers of the Guyana Police Force have always been encouraged to enhance their academic qualifications by no less a person than President Bharat Jagdeo.
However, the encouragement has not been transformed into anything tangible.
Another officer who is currently functioning as a Prosecutor may also be experiencing some amount of disappointment at not being allowed to pursue continuing legal studies at the University of Guyana.
A senior officer argued that with the force so short on staff that it is very difficult to allow officers time off for studies, especially for what is seen as personal development.
But the move is resulting in frustration for the officers in question and there are rumours that some of them are willing to give up their careers in the force to ensure their personal development.
A few months ago the issue of officers’ studies came to light when the force dismissed Superintendent Simon McBean shortly after he returned from unauthorised studies in the United Kingdom where he successfully completed a Master’s Degree in Global Security and Policing at the University of Leicester.
The force had also dismissed Assistant Superintendent Patrice Henry after he pursued legal studies at the Hugh Wooding Law School in Trinidad without the proper approval of the administration.
Henry has challenged his dismissal in the court and McBean has signalled his intention to take a similar course of action.

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