E-999 responds to thousands

BETWEEN January and March this year, E-999 officers responded to 20,293 distress calls from the public. They responded to 7,552 reports of threats, 4,181 reports of disturbances, 4,618 reports of wounding and 2,137 reports of domestic violence.

According to Glenn Shah, Director Communications Network of the E-999 Command Centre at St James, there were numerous prank calls to the service, most of them from children. Yesterday, the Ministry of National Security opened the doors of the E-999 Command Centre for school children to get a first hand view and learn about the functions of emergency numbers 990 and 999. Shah said the idea of the exhibition was intended to expose children to the serious nature of responding to distress calls. He boasted that the equipment at the Command Centre can compare to any similar facility in the world. He said plans are afoot to improve functions at the Command Centre and operations are proceeding smoothly.