Visitors Security
At a recent meeting at the Grenada Board of Tourism Superintendent Martin of the Royal Grenadian Police Force shared statistics and trends on crimes that affect the industry such as stealing, stealing from person, robbery and robbery with violence all of which showed a steady increase in the number of incidents from 2010 to 2011.
Static Coverage
Superintendent Martin informed tourism stakeholders present that during the cruise ship season the SSU will cover the following areas from 9 am to 2 pm
- Seven Sister/St. Margaret Falls
- Sulphur Springs
- Grand Etang Nature Reserve
- Annandale Waterfall
- Concord Waterfall
- Mt. Carmel Waterfall and/or Laura Herb & Spice
Members should note these time frames in order to coordinate their tours in an appropriate manner.
Roving Patrols
Roving patrols of all major routes will be initiated from Central Police Head Quarters, St. George’s, in the East from Grenville and in the West for Gouyave. These patrols will check in with the SSU at attractions being covered
CITY OF ST. GEORGE’S
The covert, overt, and discrete patrols which were deployed last year in alleys and by-ways were very successful. CID and other plain clothes officers, engaged, deterred and made some arrests, in these pockets. These tactics will be utilized again this year and is expected to follow last year’s trend.
Despite the frustrating from lack of manpower the RGPF is committed to crime prevention and will continue to work with the Tourism Task Force to ensure the safety of locals and visitors.