ComPol Slowly Transitioning to CEO Position

And finally, Commissioner of Police Chester Williams is just a short time away from stepping into his new role as Chief Executive Officer in the Ministry of Transport. Today, he’s still in his police uniform but mentioned that the day-to-day operations of the department have already been handed over to incoming Commissioner Doctor Richard Rosado. Here’s what he had to say about the transition period.

 

Chester Williams, Commissioner of Police

“Myself and Mr. Rosado are going through a transition period. Certainly yes as a part of that transition period I have assigned most of the day to day responsibility of the commissioner to Mr. Rosado and I am just dealing with those issues I have to deal with as the legally constituted commissioner of police. So, we continue that transition period. The objective of the ministry is to make sure we can have a seamless transition where all the activities currently in motion. We have a number of projects and other things I need to bring Mr. Rosado with and so that when he takes over we can make sure those things continue. I have heard the criticism that this has not been in the past where you have transitions like this, but commissioners normally retire at age fifty-five. So, if you know that you are going to retire you prepare for that and obviously someone is going to understudy you so that when you go off that person will become the commissioner. So it is not a situation where you are the commissioner today and gone tomorrow without having ensuring your successor should have some level of experience in the seat. That is the reason why we are doing this. It is not that I want to stay. I indicated I would have wanted to leave Monday gone, but the transition is important and we are making sure it is done the right way. That is the reason why.”