The Barbados Police Service is looking for more males to join its ranks, amidst a noticeable decline in that demographic entering law enforcement.
At yesterday’s Police Recruitment Fair at Weymouth Park, St Michael, Police Recruitment Officer, Sergeant Ronald Murray sounded the call, noting that women were joining the force in higher numbers than men.
This disparity, he said, was largely tied to academic performance as many of the males who applied were lacking the minimum requirement of three CXCs.
“We can say that the males are not going to school and doing the training to get the three CXCs they’re required to take them through the process. So, it means, then that we are having a deficiency of males to join the organisation.
“With that, I would like to
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