POLICE TO DON SHORTS AND TAKE TO THE FIELD TO BRIDGE GAP
PORT MARIA, St Mary; June 7, 2025
It’s expected to be a football match with a difference. Police in St Mary go up against taxi operators from the Annotto Bay area in a football match set for Sunday, June 8 at the Annotto Bay Multipurpose Complex IN THE PARISH.
The match starts at 4 p.m.
(Craig Leighton captained Taxi men)
This is the second such encounter between taxi and police, as the St Mary Police, led by Superintendent Anthony Wallace, seeks to bridge gaps between the police and different interest groups and communities. It is one of the strategies to increase support for the police and build bonds with various groups. Police say the strengthening of partnerships is part of the collective fight against crime through community involvement and positive engagement.
(The police team last time)
In the previous match on Sunday, February 2, the taxi men earned bragging rights after beating the police 4-2 on penalties, after neither team scored in regular time. Craig Leighton captained the winning team of taxi operators.
Last time the police team was captained by Corporal Kevon Miller. Head of the St Mary police, then Acting Superintendent Anthony Wallace, who has now been promoted to Superintendent, also played.
(Supt Anthony Wallace will be in Tshirt and shorts)
The police team will consist of officers drawn from various sections and stations across the division, representing the full breadth of the police’s presence in the parish. Supt Wallace told North Coast Times, “ We believe that through camaraderie and mutual respect, we can build stronger relationships and safer communities.
Police say that at this pre-Fathers Day event, fathers will be celebrated and given gifts.
