On Thursday, May 25, 2023, Chairperson for the Royal Anguilla Police Welfare Association, Inspector Vydia Harrigan, signed the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) of the Caribbean Federation of Police Welfare Associations (CFPWA).
This memorandum is to ensure sound and mutually beneficial working relations between the Royal Anguilla Police Welfare Association and the CFPWA. This MOU acts as a guide, setting guidelines and parameters for membership.
The Welfare Associations and Federations around the region met under the theme “Building and Sustaining Police Officers’ Welfare in the Caribbean for Better Societies Across the Region” from May 24th–26th, 2023, at the Bel Jou Hotel, St. Lucia.
Among the items discussed were sexual harassment in the workplace, working conditions, proper compensation for Police officers, a lack of proper protective equipment, and a 40-hour work week. We noted the many welfare challenges being faced by our members, and we are working collaboratively to improve welfare across the region. The CFPWA will also look to finalise the Representative Training Programme to certify Welfare Representatives across the region; this training is intended to improve the quality of representation.
We are happy to have the Anguilla Police Welfare Association on board as we work to strengthen the regional police welfare body and advocate for better conditions for our police officers.
– Press Release
June 8, 2023
