Below are the Commissioners of Police during the time Head of Government was Maurice Bishop.*
Headquarters following the 13th Match 1979 governmental change, moved from Fort George [renamed by that time Fort Rupert] to Melville Street, St. George's on 24 May 1979. After the landing of US troops 25 October 1983, Police Headquarters returned to Fort George.
During the time of the People's Revolutionary Government [PRG], the police force was renamed the Grenada Police Service. The name reverted back to the Royal Grenada Police Force [RGPF] following 25 October 1983.
During the time of the PRG, according to Martin,
. . ."RGPF lost virtually all of its historical authority; and was relegated to the control of domestic crimes and traffic supervision. The People's Revolutionary Army and other forces within the PRAF maintained law and order . . .
According the RGPF site, "Prior to the year 1984, Police Officers recruited into the force were trained at the Regional Police Training Centre, Barbados and at True Blue in the southern part of St. George's."
The hierarchy of officers: Commissioner, Deputy Commissioner, Assistant Commissioner, Superintendent, Assistant Superintendent, Inspector, Cadet Officer, Sergeant, Corporal and Constable.
A recent former Commissioner of Police was Fitzroy Bedeau. Bedeau was with the RGPF during the time of the People's Revolutionary Government [PRG], as were many other officers, some of whom remained with the RGPF to this day.
On 24 March 2006, the current Commissioner of Police Winston James is to have retired the end of July 2008. He was promoted to position of Commissioner in February 2006. Winston James became a member of the RGPF in 1967.
The new Commissioner of Police, following the electoral victory of the National Democratic Party (NDC), is to be announced.
*Thanks to information provided by the Royal Grenada Police Force web site history page.
