Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar confirmed Thursday that the Police Service Commission (PSC) has recommended Canadian Neal Parker for the post of Police Commissioner.
Parker, a retired member of the elite Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) and Deputy Commissioner of Police in Antigua and Barbuda.
ACP Stephen Williams, who was rejected by former Prime Minister Patrick Manning for the commissioner's job in 2008, has been nominated for the post Deputy Commissioner of Police.
Persad-Bissessar was speaking after the swearing in ceremony of Minister in the Ministry of National Security Subhas Panday.
"I am advised is a Canadian who has worked in the Caribbean I believe in St Lucia and elsewhere. So that is a matter that will come up for debate immediately and as a Cabinet we took note of it today.
"But we will hold a further caucus on the issue to determine the way forward. I do not have all the details in terms of the process that was followed." She said.
She said the Government would meet with various branches of the Police Service and the various departments to get their views before the Parliamentarians make their final decision on the matter.
"I believe the Commissioner of Police’s term would expire on June 30, so there is some urgency in dealing with that matter, so that is going to be tabled tomorrow after the Parliament is convened," she said.
Parker has been with the Royal Police Force of Antigua and Barbuda since August 2008 as Deputy Commissioner of Police.
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