Governor to bring in 'UK support' for Acting CoP Vanterpool - could her replacement be among them?

BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI- As part of plans for 2025, Governor Daniel Pruce intends to bring in reinforcement from the United Kingdom (UK) to assist Acting Commissioner of Police (CoP) Jacqueline E. Vanterpool.

Governor Pruce was a guest on Talking Points’ on Monday, January 27, 2025, on ZBVI 780 AM. The question is whether one of these UK consultants may be the next CoP for the Virgin Islands (VI). The Governor has previously said the next CoP would be someone with not only extensive policing experience and credibility to lead an important and complex organisation such as the RVIPF but also possess the ability to demonstrate that they have led transformational change in a complex organisation operating in a very challenging environment.

The search for a new CoP began last year, 2024, ahead of Mark Collins’ departure from the job in November 2024; however, the recruitment process was stopped due to the first volume of the Law Enforcement Review indicating that the requirements initially advertised had to be reviewed so the right person for the job is chosen. The Governor had also stated that they are awaiting the second volume of the review before restarting the recruitment process for a new CoP. In the interim, Vanterpool has been acting in the office of CoP.