The Governor Peter Beckingham presented the 4th Annual Prison Officer of the Year Award on 9 February to prison officer Daniel Andrews. Speaking at the Awards ceremony, when Daniel was presented with a cheque for $500 and a medal, the Governor said:
“I am delighted to attend this ceremony for the third year running. It’s a great way of marking the efforts of the prison staff. Their work is tough and demanding, often out of the public spotlight, but essential for the wellbeing of everyone in our society. Congratulations to Daniel Andrews and to all his colleagues for the work that they have done throughout the last year.”
The Governor also noted the contribution that Raymond Grant, the Acting Superintendent, has made since assuming that position some two years ago, and welcomed his successor Steve Barrett. “Ray Grant has kept the show on the road, often in the face of difficult resource issues, and I would like to record my gratitude to him for all his hard work and dedication, while at the same time welcoming the new Superintendent, Steve Barrett, to Turks and Caicos Islands this month.
“Steve comes with a vast amount of experience from the UK prison service, including working with the rehabilitation of young offenders – a subject of great importance for TCI – and training prison officers. We are fortunate to have such an experienced and well qualified Superintendent join us. I’m sure his former skills as a professional soccer player will also be welcomed by the growing band of enthusiastic young soccer players in Grand Turk, their trainers and TCI’s FIFA representative.”
