Police Commissioner Erla Harewood-Christopher yesterday accepted the Ministry of Works and Transport’s Woodside Energy, Road Safety Award on behalf of the TTPS.
The award, which was presented to the commissioner, was handed over by president of Arrive Alive, Sharon Ingelfield, at the Police Administration Building, Port-of-Spain.
It was achieved after Trinidad and Tobago was one of 10 countries worldwide which managed to reduce fatalities by 50 per cent in 2021.
The awards are held annually by Arrive Alive, however, the event was not held in 2022 as such, the ceremony was held in 2023, and the Road Safety Award was presented yesterday.
On June 7, 2023, the Traffic and Highway Patrol Branch copped 27 awards for outstanding performance
in traffic enforcement, leadership in road safety, dedication to road safety in the line of duty and special efforts in road safety education through community engagement and a group award was also presented
to the Motor Cycle Section.
After the ceremony, both Harewood-Christopher and Ingelfield held talks about both agencies working closer together to bolster safety initiatives enforcement and developing a working relationship with the
Victim and Witness Support Unit and their programmes.