RPTC gets support

Local company Williams Industries Incorporated (WII) has pledged $30 000 to the Regional Police Training Centre (RPTC) to assist the entity in the execution of its mandate.

 

The announcement was made by Chairman of WII, businessman and entrepreneur, Ralph ‘Bizzy’ Williams, as he delivered the feature address yesterday evening at the 139th Passing-Out Parade for Police Recruits from the Royal Police Forces of Anguilla and Barbados, where Albert Pile, Police Constable 2155 of Barbados received several awards including Best Recruit, Most Outstanding Barbadian Student, Student with the Highest Aggregate and Best at Weapon Training.

 

Williams told the sizeable gathering that the funds will be given over a three-year period to the facility which is tasked with training law enforcement officers from across the region. He said that after the final $10 000 instalment is made, his company will review the contribution, with the view of increasing the figure. The money, he said, would be useful in the acquisition equipment for the RPTC and the training of personnel enrolled there.

 

His comments came as he lauded the work of the Centre and urged the 49 new graduates to carry on the traditions and values of the Police Force in which they serve, and to ensure that the communities they have been recruited to protect remain safe. Referring to his company’s own Code of Conduct, which he authored, Williams implored the new police constables to abide by the Code of Conduct of their respective forces.   

 

“I would like to encourage them to understand and never forget that your integrity, your honesty and your credibility is worth more than all the money in the world. They are priceless commodities. Do not ever allow money to corrupt your way of life. It is a dead end street that you will regret forever,” he maintained.

 

Meanwhile, voicing his concern about the incidence of corruption, white collar crime and violence in the society, he appealed to the graduating class to hold the corrupters accountable regardless of who they are.

 

“Everywhere that you think that there is corruption you need to look for the corrupters as well, and you need to carry out your duties without fear or favour, irrespective of what it might cost you. It is worth doing for Barbados and for the Caribbean,” he said.

 

The WII Chairman added, “So I would appeal to you, not to pay any attention to who’s the cousin, or the family member, or how wealthy they are. You need to go after who is doing wrong regardless of where they are in society.”

 

Williams’ remarks came as he commended the Royal Barbados Police Force for the work it has been doing to make Barbados one of the safest places to live and work in this region and the world. (JRT)