Rajkumar Ramroop was appointed to serve as Public Relations Officer of the newly formed Caribbean Association of Corrections (CAC) at a meeting at the Blue Horizon Hotel in Barbados, July 4 –8. Ramroop is also the President of the Trinidad and Tobago Prison Officers Association.The new association had its start in 2007 and 2008 in Nassau, Bahamas, where the first Caribbean Corrections Summit was held. Ramroop was then elected to serve as the interim PRO.
Last week’s meeting ratified the regional body with member states signing off on the CAC constitution.
There were three days of intense discussions on the constitution. Countries that participated included British Virgin Island, Barbados, Bahamas, Dominica, Jamaica, St Lucia, Guyana and Trinidad and Tobago.
The association’s motto is “a stronger voice towards greater co-operation in corrections by pursuing excellence through discipline, dedication and hard work.” The CAC will serve as a regional and international lobby group, speaking with one voice on the welfare and the development of member states.
One of the aims is to unite all Caribbean correctional/prison officers regardless of race, sex, and age, religious or political affiliation into a common body. Another aim is to make representations and recommendations to governments and other appropriate bodies on matters affecting Caribbean correctional/prison officers and to advise and seek advice on the formulation and review of Caribbean correctional/prison officers’ programmes and policies. Finally, the association will also seek to promote the advancement of training and development and to harmonize entry level standards for Caribbean correctional/ prison officers.
members of the executive include:
President – Kenneth Elliot (Jamaica)
1st Vice President – Donald Connell (Barbados)
2nd Vice President – James Seaman (British Virgin Island)
Secretary General – Alfreda Skinner-Rolle (Bahamas)
Assistant Secretary – Vanrea Armaly (Bahamas)
Treasurer – Leslie Campbell (Jamaica)
Assistant Treasurer – Jeffery Sherman (Bahamas)
Public Relations Officer – Rajkumar Ramroop (Trinidad)
Assistant Public Relations Officer – Chris Felix (St. Lucia)
Training and Development Officer – Ryan Phillips (Barbados)
Assistant Training Officer – Joseph Douglas (British Virgin Island)
Assistant Training Officer – Jeffrey Edmond (Dominica)
Sergeant of Arms – Kevin Browne (Guyana)
