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Contact:
Earl Bousquet
 Monday, January 05, 2004 - The Government of St. Lucia has announced the appointment of a new
Commissioner of Police for St. Lucia. He is Mr. Ausbert Regis, who has
been acting in the post for just over a year.
Mr. Regis was appointed to the top post in the Royal St. Lucia Police Force by
Her
Excellency the Governor General Dame Pearlette Louisy, acting on the advice of
the
Public Service Commission. His official letter of appointment is dated December
30,
2003 and the appointment took effect from January 1, 2004.
A career police officer who has served in several top posts within the force,
Commissioner Regis is the seventh St. Lucian to be appointed Commissioner since
the Island gained it independence in 1979.
The appointment of the new Commissioner by the Governor General is expected to
put an end to speculation or anxiety about the top post in the police force.
His confirmation in the post in which he has been acting for one year also gives
the new Commissioner the necessary mandate to pursue the actions and changes
needed to address the continuing public concerns about crime.
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