By EARYEL BOWLEG
Tribune Staff Reporter
ebowleg@tribunemedia.net
DESPITE 110 correctional officers being promoted to corporals this week, the Correctional Officers Staff Association estimates that many more await their awards.
Association president Corporal Hervie Culmer estimated Friday that around 70 to 80 plus officers are still waiting on promotions.
“We have an entire rank to be sorted out. If I’m correct, we’re expecting some 50 corporals to sergeants and then the remainder of the exercise that would be the principal correction officers, the chief corrections officers, and hopefully the assistant commissioner and everything with this exercise we were expecting our executive team also,” he explained on Friday.
His comments come after the promotions of correctional officers as well as the 57 trainee officers to full fledged professional officers.
These promotions were much anticipated as the association fought for some time for the advancement of deserving officers.
Cpl Culmer previously stated it had been almost three years without a promotion exercise.
The promotions Thursday were a “bitter sweet day,” according to Mr Culmer.
“It was a sense of relief but again the fight is not over. We’ve been in that fight for a very long time because that was actually a 2018 exercise.”
As for the timeline of the next set of promotions, he said: "The minister would have addressed those corporals waiting to be promoted to sergeants, and as indicated by him, (it'll be) within another week or two. So that’s expected before the month is out and I’m thinking and it’s my hope that the remainder (of) the entire exercise is completed along with that portion of that promotion.”
He added: “Currently, you know it’s 2021. We’re due for another exercise. You know we can’t move forward until we get the old out so we can move in with the new.”
Cpl Culmer said he was “content for now” with the progress thus far.
“Understanding the process what it took to get those corporals to sergeants and those senior promotions sorted out. Understanding the process, we’re content and we’ll be satisfied once you know everything comes to pass in the timeframe that the minister alluded to," he said.
Comments
tribanon 2 years, 9 months ago
And the deadly cancer of our very bloated, unproductive and most costly civil workforce continues to grow at the extremely rapid rate it has been growing since May 2017. And it has been and continues to be fuelled by an extremely rapid rate of growth in our national debt since May 2017, especially the costlier external debt component thereof.
The very corrupt and incompetent Minnis led FNM administration think of governing as SPEND, SPEND, SPEND - BORROW, BORROW, BORROW - TAX, TAX, TAX. For them it's all about growing the size of government to make as many people as possible financially dependent on their elected officials in an effort to preserve political power and as a means of controlling the population to the maximum extent possible.
And that certainly has proven to be nothing but a recipe for economic and social failures of the worst kind ever experienced by our nation, causing much misery for the vast majority of our people.
Topdude 2 years, 9 months ago
Yeah, yeah. Here we go again.This thing of troll continues to run down the one right man that was sent by our maker to lead the stewardship of our country for a few short terms. And then he will be on his way. History will judge him and his performance.
However, if it is not one put down from this person is another criticism of another sort. It is abundantly clear that this “thing” called Tribanon is an organized attempt by the PLP to campaign in a surreptitious manner.
Even before the campaign start it is everyday there is constant criticism of our Prime Minister. It is very clear that Mr/Ms Tribanon is a shell for a number of individuals seeking to destroy our Government.
The reason I am arguing this is that with all foolishness and stupidity that is written under this moniker it is quite evident that no one could not be so stupid.
tribanon 2 years, 9 months ago
You're being devoured by paranoia attributable to all of that pitiful worshipping you do of our most Incompetent Authority. lol
KapunkleUp 2 years, 9 months ago
Sounds like promotions are all but guaranteed. Don't work like that in the private sector.
Sickened 2 years, 9 months ago
Jesus! How many corrections officers do we have? Based on the number of promotions given and 'outstanding' (110 + 80), at normal rate of 5% of staff being promoted in any year, we must have 4,000 corrections officers? Damn that's a lot. So each of our prisoners have what, 2 full time wardens at all times?
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