Comments on: Police and Guernsey Border Agency top jobs to be merged

By: Dave Gorvel

Dave Gorvel — Thu, 22 Nov 2012 16:28:12 +0000

Rumour has it, the police have applied for a mooring at the harbour.
It is either for a Gunboat or an Aircraft Carrier and you can take your pick.

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By: Royston Gauno

Royston Gauno — Wed, 21 Nov 2012 18:01:50 +0000

With an increasing ageing population being told a brisk daily 20min walk keeps you healthy, why did they shut most of the toilets and not cut the undergrowth around our coast,when most old folk need toilets more often.Why did they after promoting coastal walks as a tourist attraction shut the toilets and allow the paths to become overgrown ?

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By: damo

damo — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 13:42:18 +0000

Hang on just a moment. We won’t be losing one, in reality we will be gaining one more highly paid employee.

What will happen is whomever becomes chief will then need someone heading up each department to report back. So as opposed to the two we have. There will be one at the top overseeing the two department ‘heads’

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By: OzyChris

OzyChris — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 11:23:14 +0000

There is no way Rice will go. He has his armoured car and his gun carriers, now he will control Borders so he will have his GunBoat. I am guessing it will only be a matter of time before he decides the airport needs an attack helicoptor….

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By: Backchat

Backchat — Sun, 18 Nov 2012 15:44:43 +0000

At most airports the firemen do grass cutting & other airport maintenance jobs just go as far as Alderney to see this, Guernsey Airport have actually reduced what the local Airport firefighters do, the red Ops pickup trucks driving around do most of the work they used to.

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By: A.J.

A.J. — Sun, 18 Nov 2012 15:23:01 +0000

(Guern) Anything over £2.599.00 then ?

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By: Town Dweller

Town Dweller — Sun, 18 Nov 2012 11:52:57 +0000

The Town and Airport Fire brigades are ripe for amalgamation. If you were starting with a clean sheet no way would you have two separate brigades.

Someone posted on here a few months ago they had seen French Airport Firemen doubling up as a baggage handlers.

But there again the Airport Firemen’s union has got the States by the short and curlies and it’s probably yet another project in the ‘too hard’ tray and will get kicked down the road like the proverbial tin can.

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By: Guern

Guern — Sun, 18 Nov 2012 10:51:03 +0000

Surely he has to get approval from the Home Department for spending sums of money over a certain amount therefore everyone who is having a go at him for buying equipment should ask members of the Home Dept who approved purchase of items they are upset about.
I believe the previous head of Home approved the vehicle that causes all the problems but then he is gone and left everyone else to take the can.
This is politics after all.

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By: Rufus

Rufus — Sat, 17 Nov 2012 20:30:36 +0000

No idea how this has come about? I can’t see anywhere else where customs and land based policing has been merged under one head.

The obvious paramilitiarisation of the Island, along with the total power of police and borders in the hands of one individual, most likely Rice, should be a serious cause for concern.

He’ll have one of his ‘security reviews’ and customs will end up with millions of pounds worth of new toys to play with.

Save money? Don’t make me laugh. It will cost us millions. The man is a law unto himself and the Home Department is impotent.

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By: SamT

SamT — Sat, 17 Nov 2012 20:30:33 +0000

Why does everyone think that if one is appointed, the other will lose their job. Where did it say that in the press release? You can be pretty sure that while one man may be promoted, the other will not lose his job. Spokesman from home department said he has no idea how much this idea will save. I for one believe that he spoke the truth. Why? Because I think that there will be an increase in cost. Maybe Mr Le Tocq will provide an answer?

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By: Guern

Guern — Sat, 17 Nov 2012 19:28:37 +0000

This the one they should have worked on first but then you have to bear in mind Police Officer can not belong to a union so are easy targets.
What a farce this will be as has been stated else where a large number of laws refer to power granted to the chief officer of police, what a farce this is all going to be
Could be as someone has already said that you give it to Prow but keep Rice as head of Police, just has not been thought through very well eh!

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By: CameraShy

CameraShy — Sat, 17 Nov 2012 19:10:27 +0000

Like!

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By: CameraShy

CameraShy — Sat, 17 Nov 2012 19:07:18 +0000

Wow. Way to generalise…

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By: Les Pets

Les Pets — Sat, 17 Nov 2012 13:06:04 +0000

No matter who gets in they are both winners. How much will the loser pick up in way of golden hanshake and pension. We will still be in same financial hole.

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By: Bob Mills

Bob Mills — Sat, 17 Nov 2012 11:07:02 +0000

I cannot understand why existing chief of police is even considered, he is only here for a limited period of time which is nearly half way through. Mr Prow maybe near to retirement so why not elect a completely new younger person for long term rather than a quick fix.

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