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A unanimous House of Representatives supported the appointment of veteran police office Allister Guevarro to become the new commissioner of police (CoP), at the house's first working session for the new government on June 13.

This comes after the expiration of the term of former CoP Erla Harewood-Christopher and amid the current acting tenure of Junior Benjamin, the latter who would soon revert to his substantive post of deputy commissioner. Guevarro has had 27 years in the police service, largely in Special Branch.

Minister of Homeland Security Roger Alexander, himself a former police supt, moved the motion for the house to consider Guevarro, as nominated by President Christine Kangaloo on the advice of the Police Service Commission (PSC).