Volume #2, Issue #8

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SHOWCASED POLICE STATIONS 

FROM THE COUNTRY OF ANTIGUA & BARBUDA

LINK: CLICK ON DEPARTMENT NAME

Antigua & Barbuda Royal Police Force

Dock Yard Station

‘C’ Division / Address: English Harbour

Liberta Station

‘C’ Division / Address: Liberta Village

Wilikies Station

‘B’ Division / Address: Wilikies Area

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ANTIGUA & BARBUDA

National Flag

The Colors of the Flag

Black, Yellow, Blue, White & Red Stand For – “Soil, Sun, Sea, Sand, and Energy”

ANTIGUA & BARBUDA

Police Department Emblem

Royally Crowned Arms of Antigua Surrounded by a Garland and a Ribbon of Service

> Stats

  • Capital: Saint John’s
  • Population: 101,680, Islands: Antigua (Majority of Inhabitants); Barbuda (Sparsely Inhabited); & Redina (Uninhabited)
  • Size: 171 Square Miles, Islands: Antigua, Barbuda,& Redina / 182nd in Size out of 195 Countries
  • Language: English
  • Independence: 1983
  • Country Status: Member – British Commonwealth
  • Type: National Police Force
  • Sworn Officers: 350
  • Women Sworn Officers: 175
  • Hqts. Address: American Road, St John’s
  • Number of Stations: 15
  • Annual Budget: 680,500 ‘XCD’
  • Commissioner: Atlec Patrick Rodney
  • Falls Under: Ministry of Legal Affairs, Public Safety, and Labor
  • Established: 1967
  • INTERPOL: Member Since 1986
  • Crime Index: 70.13 ( Medium to High )
  • Website: https://mpsl.gov.ag/departments/police/
  • Facebook Page: Royal Police Force of Antigua and Barbuda Welfare Association

> Rank Structure

Commis- sioner

Assistant Commis- sioner

Superin- tendent

Assistant Superin- tendent

Inspector

Sergeant

Constable

> History

“Copied from the Royal Police Force Website, History Page”

The Royal Police Force of Antigua was first established on 27th February, 1967 under the motto: Fidelitas et Devinctus”, the Latin for, “Fidelity and Devotion.” After the nation became an independent state on the November 1,1981. This came about as a result of the constitutional advancement of the Leeward Islands at the time.

The roots of the Force date back as far as 1623, when Sir Thomas Warner, a British Colonizer started a settlement on the island and later introduced a system of policing that was being operated in England. This was the “Night Watch” system where each property owner was required to provide in turn a night watchman in the village or town where they resided.

The birth of the federation of the Leeward Islands in 1871 saw a uniting of the islands of Antigua and Barbuda, St. Kitts, Nevis, Anguilla, Dominica, Montserrat and the British Virgin Islands. However, it wasn’t until 1874 that the Forces became federated and named the Leeward Islands Police Force. Mr. Shordiche, who had been appointed Coordinating Officer of the Leeward Islands Police Forces, was made Commanding Officer.

Inspector Edward Peter Bell, who had been a member of the Irish Constabulary, had joined the Leeward Islands Police Force at the rank of Sergeant in 1899. He later relieved Mr. Learmonth as head of the Force in 1907. The tittle of Inspector General was then changed to Chief Inspector. Mr. Bell published the “Leeward Islands Police Regulations” in 1902 and the “Police Revised Standing Orders” in 1934.

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