All eligible Officers will be promoted – Jagdeo

With recent promotions announced by President Dr. Irfaan Ali, Vice President Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo has made it clear that all eligible Police officers will be duly promoted.

About 2,800 Officers are being promoted. The elevation will span across several ranks, including promotions from Constable to Lance Corporal, Lance Corporal to Corporal, Corporal to Sergeant, and Sergeant to Inspector.

Jagdeo said about 2,000 of those Officers have been notified of their promotions already. Others will be notified soon.

The Vice President said some Police ranks have engaged the government with concerns that they may be overlooked or bypassed for promotions. However, he vowed that all eligible individuals would get the promotions.

“… everyone who is eligible will receive the promotions,” Jagdeo affirmed at his Thursday press conference.

And for those Officers who feel aggrieved or bypassed, Jagdeo said there will be a review process. Once that process finds that any Officer qualifies for a promotion, he said that individual will be promoted.

President Ali announced the Police promotions last week. Beyond sweeping promotions for the ranks, he also announced that his government will go further, promising to restore pride, dignity, and the right resources to the Guyana Police Force, saying officers will no longer have to “beg for water.”