Work on Police Stations in St. Thomas Progressing Smoothly

The building and rehabilitation of police stations in St. Thomas is progressing smoothly, despite the challenges wrought by Tropical Storm Gustav.
Chairman of the St. Thomas Parish Council, Mayor Hanif Brown, told JIS News, that there is an extensive programme of building and rehabilitation being carried out in the parish, especially in the western end, adding that he was pleased with the progress of the projects.
At Bath, a new building is being constructed to replace the existing station, which has outgrown its use. “It should be completed by the end of this year,” Mayor Brown said.
Ground for the Bath station was broken on January 16, and will cost the Government some $70 million. It forms part of the Government’s five-year strategy, to rehabilitate police facilities across the island.
“The Government has recently done extensive rehabilitation work to the Trinityville Police Station. That has been completed about 95 per cent, and the officers have actually moved back into the rehabilitated station,” he said.
The Mayor also noted that work was being done at other facilities. “They are doing some work on the Cedar Valley Police Station and Court House, and the police officers are being housed at a private residence. Llandewey is also undergoing extensive repairs and the Health Centre facilities are being shared with the police, and there is some work to be done on the Seaforth Police Station,” he pointed out.
He noted that the rehabilitation and building programme has brought about a renewed level of comfort among residents and a heightened sense of recognition for their respective communities.