UPDATE: RVIPF officially announces Alwyn James confirmed as DCoP
Virgin Islands News Online was informed by its many sources that Mr James' confirmation to the post was made known to ranks of the RVIPF at the Commissioner's Parade on November 8, 2013 by Commissioner of Police, David Morris.
The RVIPF press release reported that Governor William Boyd McCleary confirmed Mr James to the post of Deputy Commissioner.
It said Deputy Commissioner James has been Acting in the rank since April last year, except for three months earlier this year, when he attended the internationally-acclaimed Strategic Command Course at the Police Staff College in Bramshill, England.
The press release further stated that Commissioner Morris greeted the announcement with pleasure, stating “We all congratulate Alwin on his recent substantive promotion. Personally, I am pleased to have the appointment confirmed, as the absence of any uncertainty about who would take up the post now allows us to continue to work together to move the RVIPF forward”.
Deputy Commissioner James, according to the press release, remarked “I am honoured to be confirmed in the position of Deputy Commissioner and I thank my family, friends and colleagues for their support during my career. I look forward to giving my best to the people of the Territory. I pledge to continue my work in partnership with the other Law Enforcement Agencies in the Territory and the Region”.
Deputy Commissioner James has served in the RVIPF for 28 years and his last post was that of Superintendent in charge of the CID.
See previous article posted November 11, 2013
Mr Alwyn James has been confirmed as Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCOP) within the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF), sources have informed Virgin Islands News Online.
While the dates and other details surrounding the confirmation are not available at this time, several sources have confirmed that the announcement was made at the Commissioner’s Parade last Friday November 8, 2013 by Commissioner of Police Mr David Morris.
Mr Morris had reportedly spent some time congratulating Mr James on the confirmation as he was acting in the position for some time now.
More details to follow.
40 Responses to “UPDATE: RVIPF officially announces Alwyn James confirmed as DCoP”
f***** was not qualified n a waste of time to say the least.
go sit down, we are looking for competent intelligent and knowledgeable people to fill that post, mr s**** dont even have an inch of those i just mentioned, so go ahead and feel just being a local guarantee all you lazy @$$ top post, think again and again and again. AMEN.
His Most Honorable Mr.Alwin James is a Citizen of Her Majesty's British Overseas Territory of the Virgin Islands[BVI] as defined In the V.I Constitution.
We like to talk about freedom of speech and Constitution,but how many of us really respect the V.I Constitution and what Her Majesty,the Queen BESTOWED upon the people of Her V.I Constitution:
The V.I Constitution does NOT define the "term local" to mean [a person who belongs to the Virgin Islands]
However,Her Majesty-The Queen is the person who OWNS the BVI and She send Her GOVERNOR to be Her representative in Her BVI,and whether you like him or not,Mr.Alwin James is a Citizen of Her Majesty's BVI!
And the Constitutional Authority for that declaration is clearly and crystaly written in the Her Majesty's V.I Constitution:
This is what the Queen of Buckingham Palace declared on the 13th day of June 2007,at the Court at Bucking Palace UK:
Her Majesty declared to Mr.Alwin James and ALL of Her other Citizens-The following:-
Chapter 1 Interpretation 2 (2) V.I Constitution-She declared:-
""For the purposes of this Constitution,a person belongs to the Virgin Islands if that person-
(i) is A British Overseas Territories Citizen (or a British Dependent Territories Citizen) by virtue of Birth,Registration or NATURALIZATION in the Virgin Islands or by virtue of descent from a father or mother who was born in the Virgin Islands"".
Mr Alwin James had become a Citizen of Her Majesty's BVI,in 2003,in the BVI and when the New Constitution of 2007 took effect;he remained a Citizen of Her Majesty:
Like all Naturalization Cirtificates issued before 13 June 2007,Mr.Alwin James' Naturalization Certificate should read the following:-
""The Secretary of State,in Exercise of the powers conferred by the British Nationality Act 1981,hereby grants this certificate of Naturalization to the person named below,[Alwin James] who SHALL be a Britsh Overseas Territories Citizen from the date of this Certificate"".
Local or son of the soil?
According to the V.I Constitution and upon the Instructions of the Her Majesty,through the Home Office-Secretary of State UK,Mr.Alwin James,The new Crowned DCP is a ""Local""He is a ""son of BVI soil"".
To call him an Expat,is misleading and DISCRIMINATORY!
I worked with Mr.Alwin James,on the frontline as a detective and during his reign as head detective,he was considered by top defense attorneys and Queen's Counsel, as the best Criminal Investor,that the RVIPF has even seen.
Because he was not born in the BVI of BVI parents,you are discriminating against a fellow Caribbean-Born officer,who served Her Majesty,for almost 30 years of his life?
Shame on ah you!
Mr.Alwin James is a Citizen of Her Majesty's BVI..
Forget about the topic now,and blogg about me:
As a serving police detective,I took bullets and gunshots: I can take a foolish and evil-blogg..
you really expect people to say publicly that they like you?we in bvi dont like people who are intelligent in law
i read this blog from knight rider 5 times for the morning before going to work and i feel i was in a classroom getting lecture from a law teacher.
i want to see a lawyer with a law degree explain citizenship rights and identification in the way this man explain it directly from the constitution and from the uk secretary of state.
in the usa if a haitian get us citizen by naturalisation and any other us citizen call that haitian u haitian with discrimination in mind that haitian american can take legal action.
my advice to dcp james is that if any body look at you face to face and call you expat or island man you can sue them for discrimination.it is ok to call him expat in a blog,we hiding in a shadow,thats fine,he cannot take action
mr james base on what i read in this piece of constitution news you are 100% full pledge citizen of the bvi with the same rights as any citizen who was born in bvi of bvi parents.you vote last election?well good,
congratulations mr james,we now have our own bvi citizen as our dcp.
Stop this them and us crap ,at the end of the day all ah wee in the same boat.
it brought tears to my eyes to read how we pulling down our own caribbean bro & sis who reside with us as one family,same color of skin,same race,same african identity but because of lack of education,understanding of what is a constitution and the power of a constitution,we talk,chat,bragg and add all together they are equal to=nonesense=nonesense
Your famous news site and meaningful bloggs are being viewed by senior queen's counsel as far as the UK and Australia and that is why whenever I blogg on your free and democratic news site to be published in Her Majesty's free and democratic BVI,I do it on a point of law without resentment,animosity,but with happiness.
I say that in my opening statement, because my mom and I read and debated a blogg from a Blogger[Observer] who blogged on another headline topic with c.o.p's parade and the Blogger accused me of "will die an unhappy death" with animosity and resentment, simply because I called on COP Morris to obey section 75 of the Police Act,and ensure that police officers receive medical attention,to be paid from the consolidated fund,according to BVI law: The evil enemie "observer" wants revenge and wants me to die!
My mom will confirm,that only unhappiness that I live with as a retired policeman,is whenever I read of a violent Crime against my people in the BVI,it angers me as a trained and qualified detective,that I am not part of the investigation,to help catch the Criminals who are terrorizing my BVI people..
My fight with public administration:I won all my administrative cases against the COP and the Governor at the time,because I took my caese to the Foreign and Commonwealth office-UK and to Her Majesty-The Queen of Buckingham Palace. I am a happy pensioner!
But because I am a person who was shot and gunned-down in the line of duty,with bullet fragment inside my body and the amount of near-death situation I was involve in while serving Her Majesty in the BVI,together with detective Alwin James,I am not fairful of the threats of persons like ""observer"".
My life as a detective,was a life of threats.
I am protected by the power of the Holy Spirit,and I believe that the angels protected me for all these years as a police officer in the BVI,that is why I was not killed in the line of duty.
Similarly with Mr Alwin James,the most outstanding and brave police detective that the rvipf has ever produced,and obviously because of my oath made to Her Majesty,even after retirement I cannot reveal the many operations conducted by this soldier detective James,who today,people want to crucify him for his appointment to a higher rank on the single basis that he was born in the Commonwealth of Dominica-The Nature Island of the Caribbean:
This is a man who lead a group of brave detectives to crack-down on armed robbers who were terrorizing Her Majesty's citizens in the BVI,and lead many,many secret missions to protect Her Majesty's Territory from external aggression and attacks; today,because the same man was promoted you want to rediclue him,because he was born in Dominica? That is your only reason?
Let us read the section in the V.I Constitution,which empowered His Excellency the Governor,to appoint "local,son of the soil-BV-Islander/Citizen Alwin James to the post of DCP.
Section 97 (1) of Her Majesty's V.I Constitution states:-
"" Power to make appointments to offices in the Police Force and to remove and to exercise disciplinary control over persons holding or acting in such offices shall vest in the GOVERNOR,acting in accordance with the Advice of the Police Service Commission;but the GOVERNOR,acting in his or her discretion,may act otherwise than in accordance with that advice if he or she determines that compliance with that advice would prejudice Her Majesty's Service"".
The Governor in his discretionary wisdom,was satisfied that BVI-Citizen Alwin James was suitable and qualified for the post of DCP,and that his appointment,would NOT Prejudice Her Majesty's Public Service!
I now challenge those who oppose Mr James' appointment,to submit to His Excellency the Governor,"credible evidence" that the appointment of BVI-Citizen Alwin James,will,would,shall or may Prejedice Her Majesty's Public Service and Her Majesty's Police Force:
Mr Alwin James, was properly and Constitutionally appointed by The Governor,on behalf of Her Majesty-The Queen,in Her Majesty's BVI Police Force.........................What is the force about?
DOMINICANS RUN TINGS IN BVI POLICE FORCE.TEK DAT.
you ar also a former prosecutor of the 2000's era and i listen to you in court quote laws while on your feet addressing the court without looking inside a lawbook and many of us use to say this man is a law prophet.I read a blogg from you where you quote section 75 of the police Act and you tell david morris to go follow the bvi law.I guess when you receive all yr medical treatment in miami & P.R for your injuries in the line of duty,c.o.p Vernon Malone supported you under the law.it was yr right but this c.o.p we have now dont look at bvi law.Since you know alwin as a lawman I hope you contact him and read out to him the same law you read to morris and i thank you for your research.alot of us police didnt know about section 75 of the police act.let me now read it to alwin and i hope he comply,the law say (Hospital treatment and medical attention at government expense..All members of the force are entitled to hospital treatment and medical and surgical attention-"within the territory,if the treatment is immediately available in the territory" "outside the territory,if the treatment is not immediately available in the territory" "and the cost of the treatment and attention is a charge on the consolidated fund".not a charge from the police officer,law is law, again thanks for alerting us on the law,because the next time i put my hand in my pocket and pay for medical attention,i will take my receipt go to a lawyer with the lawbook and i will sue david and yr former boss alwin for their failure to obey the law in the police act.specky rider you hated lawlessness in society and use to say'dem to dam lawless' meaning people in authority dont follow law,so i take up yr slang to say sr officers in the force 'dem to dam lawless',they dont follow law,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
A friend of mine who is a queen's counsel in the UK called me to ask for an update on the bloggs with the appointment of Honorable Alwin James,a distinguish citizen of Her Majesty's BVI.
It is now 6pm Caribbean time and 11pm UK time.I read the bloggs on this free and democratic news site,which was published in free and democratic BVI for all to read:
Vino,you and yr staff are the best- L.O.L
Moo moo?; tek dat?, tou kaka?- Lol,lol,lol.All these are in Bloggs?Hee Haa
you people are really enjoying your freedom:But it is rather strange that no one attacked me as usual.
But on a more serious note,let enjoy some freedom to blogg:
By now my fellow BVI Citizens recognized that Mr.Alwin James is the first BVI Citizen to be appointed as DCP since 2002/2003,when fellow BVI Citizen Mr Reynell Frazer was appointed DCP.
In recent times in the BVI,we had DCP Philsbert Alfred a citizen of Dominica in 2006/2007 I believe and then we had DCP Mr David Morris a citizen of the United Kingdom,from June/July 2010..OK
Neither Mr Alfred nor Mr.Morris,prior to becoming DCP had served in the force,from Constable to Gazetted rank,but they were qualified for the post,hence they were appointed by the Governor on behalf of Her Majesty.
Now we have a Citizen of the BVI,Mr Alwin James,who first join the force sometime around 1983/1984,and this gentleman grew up in the force and went up the ranks,based on high quality performance in police work,and during his service to Her Majesty,he idenfied himself with the good citizens of the BVI,and he also become a citizen,and was recognized by the Secretary of State,Home Office-United Kingdom.
Shouldnt we all be happy,that a Qualified Citizen of Her Majesty's BVI,is our new DCP?
As a citizen myself,I am happy!,but she is happy.We are ALL HAPPY!
The RVIPF mission to protect and secure the local community yet its control is not in local hands; control falls under the Governor’s purview, not the Premier’s. This reporting requirement delivers some interesting decisions. For example, no one on the RVIPF was qualified to be Deputy Commissioner, not even Vere Brown, the current Commissioner of Antigua and Barbuda Police Force and a long-serving member of the RVIPF. Yet the current Comish appointment to the Dep Comish position completed, members of the RVIPF appeared to be qualified to be Dep Comish. The plan was crystal clear if you are not qualified to be Dep Comish you a cannot be qualified for Comish. Who to blame for these dealings? As the song say Ting te Talk.
If one were to believe what one reads and what is being played out, then Malone, Barry, and Frazer did a poor job in running the force, failing to develop any effective succession planning. This could be true but a hard pill to swallow. What is true is if looks like a duck, waddles like a duck and acts like a duck it is a duck.
James served the RVIPF faithfully for the past 28 years and is well-deserving of the appointment. My comments are aimed at the dysfunctional system(s) that has a strangled hold on the BVI and its growth and development. There cannot be pride and professionalism in an organization if there are no confidence in the process; it is just a job. Congratulations Dep Comish. You excelled and succeeded in spite of the dysfunction.
The u s a welcome people from all over the world to join its population through green card and other means of residency.many of those visitors to the usa become citizens and are seen as citizens-----------------------
Roadtown tortola is the size of the smallest shopping mall in the usa,so everyone see everyone everyday and would probably greet each other.In the usa you see your nextdoor neighbor once a year-----------
I expect bvi residence to be living in harmony and if a virgin islander achieve something,like what this man achieve,i expect to read congratulatory speeches from the Premier,the governor,the chief state prosecutor,attorney general and others------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Instead,i am reading notes from writers basically pulling down a military personel who according to one writer,defended the virgin islands from aggression and attacks.they fought down crimes and criminals and invaders---------------------This new military chief is in my view a hero of statue who gave selfless service to his country in situations where he and his officers could have been killed doing their job of protecting citizens and country---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
If he was in the us army,this man would have received many badges of honor for bravery------------------
He would be a leutenant or a general in the military----------------------------------------------------------The virgin islands will get no where,if you dont change your attitude towards other negro caribbean brothers who went to bvi and reside peacefully amongst you-------------------------------------------------------------------
I congratulate the gentleman for his achievements and appointment----------------------------u s a
I agree with you that the Dep Comish would have served well and contributed much to any military organization. Additionally, I'm also on board that he served the BVI faithfully and is qualified and deserving of the promotion.
However, in my blog above I blasted the dysfunctional system.
The intelligent Blogger,I suspect, might have thought that we have a military unit in Her Majesty's BVI Police, but in reality,the blogger is correct.
Section 4 (1) subsection (c) of the Police Act,Cap 165 laws of the Virgin Islands,defines one of many Objects of the force as it relates to duty to preserve Her Majesty's Peace.
Section 4(1) (c) states:-
""" The object of the force is- [THE DEFENCE OF THE TERRITORY FROM EXTERNAL AGGRESSION OR THREAT THEREOF"""] Only Police have power in law to defend Her Majesty's BVI.
This is a very serious responsibility by Her Majesty's Police Officers:
And you can classify Mr Alwin James,in the rankings of- US Army General Norman Schwarzkopf.
The General had lead US troops in Operation desert storm/Operation desert shield after Iraq had invaded Kuwait.
Similarly,General Alwin James,lead brave detectives to 'defend Her Majesty's BVI' from both external and internal aggression,against Her Majesty's Citizens.
He lead the WAR in the fight against violent crimes in the BVI.
It was a war against crime in the 1990's-and up.He saw his men get gunned-downed in the line of duty..
And you are correct blogger: Some of the coward officers reported sick,stayed away from work,to avoid facing the armed robbers,but General James was there day and night,rain or sun ready to lead his troops,in defence of Her Majesty's BVI,and to protect Her Majesty's Citizen!
Today,some of you who do not know anything about the ["unblemmished track-record"] of Mr James,talking a collective bunch of NONESENSE!
About Mr James from Dominica?
Did he serve the people of Dominica in the Dominica Police Force? No!
Mr James have never protected the Citizens of Dominica residing in Dominica:He protected the Citizens of Her Majesty's BVI,residing in the BVI.
When I will have visited Buckingham Palace,next week, I will tell Her Majesty,That His Excellency the Governor,of Her BVI appointed a brave DCP to serve Her Citizens in the BVI...
Her Majesty's Statutory law states:-Section 7,
""The Functions of the Deputy Commissioner is to act as assistant to the Commissioner in the performance of his functions and for that purpose,may-
(a) when authorised by the Commissioner;or
(b) if authorised by the Governor,in the tempory absence or incapcity of the Commissioner,do or perform or order to be done or performed any act or thing that may be lawfully done or performed or ordered to be done or performed by the Commissioner"".
Congratulations to Mr Alwin James:
You are equipt with Her Majesty's laws.
DCP; Go now and perform your statutory duties! Make Her Majesty proud.
VINO:
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