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SAINT CHRISTOPHER AND NEVIS<br />
<strong>Custom</strong>s launches 8 th CCLEC Junior Officers Basic<br />
Training Course<br />
BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS, JANUARY 31, 2012 (<strong>Custom</strong>s PRO) - Twenty-four Junior<br />
Officers of the <strong>St</strong>. <strong>Kitts</strong> and <strong>Nevis</strong> <strong>Custom</strong>s and Excise <strong>Department</strong> and Her Majesty’s <strong>Custom</strong>s<br />
and Excise <strong>Department</strong> of Montserrat are undergoing eight weeks of intense training in 8 th<br />
Annual Caribbean <strong>Custom</strong>s Law Enforcement Council’s (CCLEC) Junior Officer Basic Training<br />
Course.<br />
The course was officially launched and declared open, on Sunday January 29 with an opening<br />
ceremony at the Spice Mill Restaurant, Cockleshell Bay, by Prime Minister Rt. Hon. Dr. Denzil<br />
Douglas who praised the youthful exuberance of the department and commended the<br />
department’s leadership for its ongoing emphasis on training and human resource development.<br />
Prime Minister Douglas went further to emphasize that the youthfulness of the department is<br />
testimony that “there many young people in our nation who are law abiding citizens and who<br />
take seriously the growth and development of the nation”.<br />
Commissioner of Police, Celvin G. Walwyn gave the Keynote Address where he admonished the<br />
trainees to adopt an attitude of excellence as “Excellence is a habit,” Walwyn said.<br />
The top cop gave warning to all <strong>Custom</strong>s Officers that effective border security dictates that each<br />
does his or her job mindful that the nation demands officers it can trust. “You have a duty to God<br />
and your country,” Walwyn said, “to avoid even a hint of suspicion”.<br />
Assistant Comptroller Theodore Brown gave an overview of the course highlighting the three<br />
core aspects of the training exercise - the traveler environment, cargo/commercial goods and<br />
enforcement.<br />
The topics to be covered in the course include Valuation, Classification, Risk Assessment,<br />
Legislation, Marksmanship Principles, Importance of the Bureau of <strong>St</strong>andards and <strong>Custom</strong>er<br />
Service.<br />
Participants of the 8 th CCLEC Junior Officer Basic Training Course are Raynaldo Bradshaw,<br />
Travonne Bryant (<strong>Nevis</strong>), Janaie Browne, Nikita Buchanan, Ferris Charles, Gregory Davis, Kert<br />
Grant (<strong>Nevis</strong>), Kassall Greene, Jevon Gumbs, Sheldon Hobson (Montserrat), Dennicia Jeffers,<br />
Kiwannie Joseph, Delando Levine, Lisette Menzies (Montserrat), Arlene Mills, Brian Mills,<br />
Té’jhron Morris, Kevin Morton, Leon Natta-Nelson, Oswald Patrick, Clyde Rogers, Danika<br />
Simpson, Kimbell Warner (<strong>Nevis</strong>) and Laurecia Williams.<br />
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Pic 1 - Head Table at 8th CCLEC JOB Training Course Opening Ceremony (R-L) Deputy<br />
Comptroller of <strong>Custom</strong>s, Georid Belle; Comptroller of <strong>Custom</strong>s, Rodney Harris; Commissioner<br />
of Police, Celvin G. Walwyn; Prime Minister Douglas, Deputy Premier of <strong>Nevis</strong>, Hon. Hensley<br />
Daniel and Mrs. Daniel.<br />
Pic 2 - Trainees in classroom setting.<br />
--<br />
Larry Vaughan<br />
Public Relations Officer<br />
<strong>Custom</strong>s and Excise <strong>Department</strong><br />
Government of <strong>St</strong>. <strong>Kitts</strong> & <strong>Nevis</strong><br />
T 869 466 7227<br />
F 869 465 8519<br />
M 869 662 3517
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