Local cop to take over ‘super’ role
(CNS): Superintendent Robert “Robbie” Graham returned to the UK and his family this weekend after four years in the job heading up all of the Uniform Services across the islands. And with succession planning finally working in the RCIPS, he has handed the baton to local senior police officer Brad Ebanks, who becomes the acting superintendent. Graham said he felt sure the RCIPS will continue to go from strength to strength.
Despite the current challenges presented by COVID-19, he wished the community he was leaving behind an enjoyable future.
“I will always remember the Cayman Islands, the wonderful community, and my many colleagues and friends. These islands will always hold a special place in my heart,” he said in a release from the RCIPS.
Police Commissioner Derek Byrne thanked him for his service to the RCIPS and the Cayman community.
“His efforts and commitment made a real difference and brought the service forward, as it seeks to professionalize and become a modern, progressive, community-oriented policing service,” Byrne said.
“A renowned international wildlife painter, I am sure he will paint a wonderful, colourful picture of the Cayman Islands when he returns home. On behalf of the Royal Cayman Islands Police Service, I wish him health and happiness into the future.”
During his time with here Graham donated some of his art to humanitarian efforts within the Cayman Islands for auctions and beautification, and he will be focusing on this side of his life as he returns home to his family, who did not follow Graham to Cayman, and retires from policing.
During his time here Graham was very much focused on police work, the release stated. He was heavily involved in the creation of community policing, which has been very popular with the public. That unit has also been enhanced with civilian Community Safety Officers.
Graham was also instrumental in reestablishing the traffic unit after it had been merged with the main service under the previous commissioner.
Graham said the projects had been the highlight his time here with the RCIPS because of the effective and positive impact they have had on policing in the Cayman Islands.
“I am also particularly proud of delivering on the government’s strategic priority to introduce community safety officers across Grand Cayman and Cayman Brac, and we are already seeing the positive impact this has made, as they continue to work closely with our communities and for our communities,” he said.
“There have been so many policing challenges presented by the many large events that have taken place over the last four years. They have included the CayMAS and Batabano carnivals, Pirates Week, a royal visit and also the KAABOO music festival, which have all been very successful,” he added.
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Dont forget your history and current situations. Follow corruption and it leads back to LONDON.
Inherent in ALL OTs!!!
When locals are promoted, they performance pressure doubles. Then when foreigners come and reinstate what was there and gets ALL the support they Need, they did a WONDERFUL job. Talk about NO racism??? Please!!!
Congratulations Brad. Wishing you all the best.
Congrats here!
Unfortunately Succession Planning in far too many Departments of CIG is woefully wanting!…while they blame the private sector?
There is always the suspicion in situations like this that the prime qualification in the desperate need to promote locals, is being a Caymanian. Just look at OfReg. Hopefully in this case Mr Ebanks does have professional qualifications and will demonstrate the lessons he has learned from succession planning.
Congrats !!! to B Ebanks prob along time coming so STOP importing these others and putting them in all the high ranking/paying positions cause we have plenty in there that can do those jobs and hav put in the time…
Well done Robbie. A shame you are leaving. Thanks for all the hard work.
How about starting with looking into possible fraud at pension fund administrators?
All institutions are prone to corruption and to the vices of their members.By virtue of how the UK has set up the RCIPS administration the police has small issues with brutality and racial discrimination and the UK is worthy of praise for this,but as i look at the now leadership emerging it has huge issues with respect trust and corruption. Corruption has never been compulsory but unfortunately it appears to be a prerequisite to survive and make it in the RCIPS.
Corruption in the RCIPS? Can you give us a few examples? I won’t tell anyone!
How about 25mln in drugs walking out of a secure evidence locker, during staffed shift with no CCTV working.
Congratulations Brad. Now let us support him and not tear him down. He is a good cop!!
Congratulations Brad, we are behind you all the way. Please do your job with the highest degree of honesty and integrity. Don’t bend for anyone. Lots may not like it but you will be respected.
We need all the help we can get – time to clean up all this corruption. 🙏
Clean up corruption don’t make me laugh!Pleeease if some want to do that they would resign immediately.
Community policing would be nice. When is that supposed to start?
Speaking for the Prospect/Red Bay area, our community police officers have been doing a great job. We see them patrolling regularly and take action when an issue is brought up on the what’s app community chats. I want to give them credit for their hard work and hope they don’t get discouraged by disparaging remarks.
Same in BT East.
I live there and never been told of a WhatsApp group or seen a community officer.
Here is the link – it’s an excellent way to stay on top of what’s going on in the area. You can also communicate with the community officer through that chat.
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe78k9N_6GHwYrosbZEqgL4Rc2uneNT17AJK6-TZnw45HZ6HQ/viewform?c=0&w=1
Congratulations to Brad. Now, onto all the cops still on island. Do your job and start patrolling AND ticketing drivers who break ANY road law. Get your officers to stop breaking the road laws as well…
I agree! Get them to use indicators – especially on roundabouts & get their Lane knowledge checked.
Right hand is for over taking. Drive in the left always, unless approaching a roundabout where you want to turn right. Then indicate, go into the right lane & drive around the roundabout, indicating left as you approach your exit (immediately after the previous exit).
Give way to traffic exiting the roundabout.
You could ticket hundreds of people every day at every roundabout for not doing this cite them for ‘driving dangerously’.
If “You could ticket hundreds of people every day at every roundabout”‘ then that is a great failing of roundabouts !!!! I say GET RID OF THEM!
Driving in the left lane on a dual carriageway is not actually a requirement here
The amount of down votes on this, just shows how many people don’t give a crap about the traffic laws.
Kinda hard to care when the very police who enforce these laws break them.
And that wasn’t point in the original comment. But even people would rather they continue as usual.
More people will die on the roads in cayman then they will of Covid. fact.
I like to inform there is a lady running a small company and retail shop in eastern avenue. She has earned fortune by getting people on work permit in island and she also ask people to look for people in overseas interested to pay huge charge for permit and charging them for huge extra commissions. In some cases she just take money and never apply for permit instead she blackmail people when they asked for their money back.She is involved in human trafficking business.
Brad for sure you have a mess on your hands to clean. For too long too many have been collecting their pay and have done little to nothing.
Too much illegal stuff going on in many areas. When we see people with menial jobs some with no jobs, but they have huge homes, apartments, cars, business etc., (here and back home in their country), it is mind boggling.
Someone must step up and do their jobs.
So turn her into customs!!
Turn her in to who?? You so funny. Brad may be the God sent we need! I pray!
@ anonymous victim Phone crimestopers then. Why are you waiting until now to ‘report’ this?
Turn her into WORC. Anonymous call if you have to.
Re Anonymous Victim 23/06/2020
I am told there are several ladies like that here in Cayman and the immigration has been informed about some of them. I can not say for sure it is high level corruption. I was told once that a gentleman from Guyana brought nearly 200 people here from his home country. We need a special immigration investigative unit to deal with these cases
Congratulations Brad, you’ve worked very hard throughout your career and wholeheartedly deserve this promotion. CaymanKind