IT WAS a gala affair at the Constabulary Communication Network (CCN) inaugural banquet dinner award held recently at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel. Several police personnel, journalists and business people were recognised for the supportive role they play in the development of CNN.
"In executing the Commissioner of Police's vision of having an open and more transparent police department, the CCN in its function as the information arm of the police force, benefited from the tremendous effort of many, going beyond the call of duty to make that vision a reality, are these persons whom we award," said Superintendent James Forbes, executive director of CCN.
Copping the top award was 26-year-old Woman Corporal Dahlia Joan Garrick, a graduate of Excelsior High. She walked away with the Roland Layne Award for Excellence as the most customer-oriented CCN member of staff for the year 2001. Corporal Garrick is commended for having the ability to communicate efficiently and appropriately and for demonstrating moral soundness, honesty and integrity.
Other police personnel honoured were Deputy Commissioner Tilford Johnson, who received the Francis Forbes Award; Assistant Commissioner Dyer; Senior Superintendents Tony Hewitt and Owen Ellington; Woman Corporal Dionne Bartley and Corporal Troy Anderson.
Journalists Gillian Haughton of Radio Jamaica; Glenroy Sinclair of The Gleaner Company Limited and Kerlyn Brown of CVM were honoured for their supportive role to CCN. Leslie Myers of Irie FM was named the most persistent journalist.
Ferris Ziadie of Sport Playas; Althea Bryan of Blue Mountain Bicycle Tours; Earl Spencer of Spencer's Tailoring and Mrs. Solomon McDaniels of Mack D's Auto Sales and Rentals Limited were recognised for their contribution to the development of the CCN since its inception on September 24, 1999.
Among the personalities in attendance were Air Jamaica's chairman, Gordon 'Butch' Stewart; Assistant Commissioners Jevene Bent and Osbourne Dyer; Senator Kern Spencer, Parliamentary Secretary in the Ministry of National Security and Mike Hurst, chairman of Crime Stop.
- G.S.
