17,000 would-be SRPs to face nationwide exam

THE 17,000 odd nationals who have responded to newspaper advertisements for Saturday’s Special Reserve Police (SRP) exam have up until 3 pm tomorrow to come and collect their letters of acknowledgement.

The first elimination process, a dictation exam, will commence promptly at 8 am Saturday and all applicants are asked to be at their respective divisions from 7.30 am. The exam will be done in alphabetical order. Those who have applied in the North Eastern Division, which comprises areas such as Morvant, San Juan, Barataria, Blanchisseuse and other surrounding districts, are to go to the Barataria Junior Secondary School. In the Northern Division, applicants are advised to go to the Arima Senior Comprehensive School. This division includes areas such as Arima, St Joseph, Curepe and Arouca. The Diego Martin Junior Secondary School is the exam venue for the Western Division, while the Port-of-Spain Division says applicants are to go to the Woodbrook Government Secondary School.

The Central Division has chosen the Chaguanas Senior Comprehensive School for its dictation examination, while the exam venue for the Tobago Division is at Bishop’s High School, Mount Marie, Scarborough. In the Southern Division, which includes areas such as Marabella, Gasparillo and Moruga, applicants are to go to the Pleasantville Junior Secondary School, while in the South Western Division, applicants are advised to go to the Siparia Junior Secondary School. The South Western Division comprises areas such as Siparia, Santa Flora, Erin and Oropouche, while in the Eastern Division, the North Eastern College is the venue. This Division includes Sangre Grande, Toco, Matelot, Rio Claro, Mayaro, Biche and Gran Riviere.