President Irfaan Ali has highlighted the government’s plans to enhance the Joint Services including a new Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit (CANU) headquarters and fire-fighting training at Neighbourhood Democratic Councils (NDCs) across the country.
During the feature address at Monday’s sod-turning exercise for the new Brickdam Police Station, Ali voiced the need for results-based security and the conversion of these security organizations into results-based entities. He also emphasized the importance of linking performance to the welfare and well-being of those responsible for national security.
The President also discussed the government’s commitment to ensuring that members of the police force retire with dignity. On this note, he mentioned exploring methods used in other countries, where retirement is based on the number of cases prosecuted, arrests made, convictions obtained, and overall service quality, rather than just the number of years served.