On Tuesday, 31st July, members of the local media, along with private sector sponsors, were treated to a site visit of the new CCTV facility in Providenciales.
In a press conference held prior to the site visit, H.E. the Governor remarked:
“Commissioner of Police, Ladies and Gentleman. I have been asked to make some remarks at the start of this Site Visit.
Modern policing requires, I would suggest, three key ingredients: the human factor, the technical factor and the community factor. I want to say a few words on each.
Without the human factor, i.e. well-trained, committed Police Officers under effective leadership, nothing will be possible. TCI benefits from having in the RTCIPF a local police force which is increasingly on top of its game. I am glad to have this opportunity to commend the Officers of the Force and those who lead them, not least and to his considerable credit, the Commissioner James Smith. My thanks to them and to him.
Without the technical factor, a Police Force is hobbled from facing down the criminals and would-be criminals. The RTCIPF is benefitting from increased technical capacity enabling it to be fit for the task. For that thanks – and I very much wish to say this today – are due to TCIG without whose support and significant budgetary allocations none of these improvements, including the CCTV project, would be possible.
Without the community factor, a Police Force can never deliver optimally. And community support takes many forms. A Police Force is not separate from the local community, it is part of it and relies upon it. The RTCPF needs public support if it is to deliver on public safety. The project whose completion we anticipate and the site of which we are visiting today, is a key part of community engagement. And the support provided by members of the local business community as a contribution to the setting up of the new Suite, is also a demonstration of that wider effort and I wish to acknowledge and applaud that support by the businesses and representatives here this morning.
I hope that all of us in these Islands will soon benefit from the new facility; benefit in the way that really matters, namely, enhanced security and even greater public safety.”
