Cops demand new allowances from CPO

Some of the allowances for the period 2014 to 2016 affects officers at the Inter Agency Task Force, Guard and Emergency Branch, community policing, Financial Intelligence Bureau, Sergeants and Inspectors in charge of stations, police assigned to Government Ministers, Professional Standards Bureau, officers sitting on tribunals, motorcyclists, Breathalyser Technicians, Detectives Polygraph Examiners.

These include officers in the First and Second Division, the Association and the absorption of Special Reserve Police .

Newsday understands that under the new proposals to the CPO, the Association is now asking for: Hot Spot Allowances, for officers patrolling areas such as Laventille, Enterprise, Beetham, and other hot spot areas; polygraph examiners allowance; allowance for officers who perform duties as interpreters; special clothing allowance for officers who are required to be formally attired while carrying out duties with officials; special allowances for officers of the Professional Standards Bureau as well as the Police Complaints Unit, as well as an allowance for officers who carry out duties of judicial officers in tribunals, and officers who provide duties as emergency medical technicians; as well as a breathalyser allowance; as well as special responsibility allowance, the Association is also asking an allowance for officers who are qualified crime analysts among other allowances.

Yesterday, Secretary of the Police Social and Welfare Association Acting ASP Anand Ramesar, the chief negotiator for the police confirmed to Newsday that “these allowances are included in the new proposals and that whilst the association remains very confident that there is justification for officers to be paid an allowance for these special duties performed, and the value proposed is based on sound compensation principles, it is concerning that at this stage the CPO has not indicated whether or not the management of the TTPS has been consulted.

A ward at the St Jude’s Home for girls is among two teens reported missing in separate incidents over the weekend. The two missing people have been identified as 16-year-old Mariella Alleng and 14-year-old Angelina Ravello.

Mariella Alleng, who was identified as the ward at the home, was last seen near the Carenage Fish Market, at about 5.15 pm on Saturday last. She was reported missing on Sunday by her mother Juliet Joseph.

Mariella has been described as being of East Indian descent, standing at five feet, seven inches tall, with a medium build, brown complexion and long black hair.

Angelina Ravello was last seen at her John Lane Extension, D’Abadie, home on Saturday. She was reported missing at the Arima Police