The Trinidad and To­ba­go Po­lice Ser­vice (TTPS) is con­grat­u­lat­ing its first fe­male Com­mis­sion­er of Po­lice Er­la Hare­wood-Christo­pher on her sub­stan­tive po­si­tion.

The Mem­bers of the House of Rep­re­sen­ta­tives vot­ed in favour of the mo­tion to ap­point her as the sub­stan­tive Com­mis­sion­er of Po­lice ear­li­er Fri­day.

This is the first woman to ever be ap­point­ed a sub­stan­tive com­mis­sion­er of po­lice in the Or­gan­i­sa­tion’s 431 years of pub­lic ser­vice and as well as the first ever in the coun­try’s his­to­ry. Re­tired As­sis­tant Com­mis­sion­er of Po­lice, Ann-Marie Al­leyne-Daly was the first fe­male to act in the po­si­tion of Com­mis­sion­er of Po­lice in 2014.

This year marks the 68th year of women in the Po­lice Ser­vice. The first 12 women en­tered the TTPS in 1955.

The Ex­ec­u­tive as well as the rank and file of the TTPS look for­ward to the con­tin­ued stew­ard­ship as the Com­mis­sion­er charts the course for­ward for the Po­lice Ser­vice.