British officers resign

Three British officers have tendered their resignations from the St. Lucia Police Force despite reports of a truce between the British-born Acting Commissioner John Broughton and the Police Welfare Association (PWA).



The latest officer to call it quits on Wednesday was the Head of Central Intelligence, Superintendent Les Milner.



His resignation, which takes effect in three months, follows that of two other British officers, Superintendent Paul Common and Assistant Commissioner Adrian Maybanks.



The three were among 10 retired British officers, who were recruited by the former St. Lucia Labour Party government to assist in the re-organisation of the Force and to help fight crime.



Superintendent Common, who is in charge of Community Policing, handed in his resignation two weeks ago and will leave St. Lucia in July, while Assistant Commissioner Maybanks left for health reasons and returned to England last month.