For­mer Com­mis­sion­er of Po­lice Gary Grif­fith has praised the coun­try’s Pro­tec­tive Ser­vices for their per­for­mance dur­ing the Car­ni­val sea­son, say­ing their ef­forts kept the na­tion safe while cel­e­bra­tions un­fold­ed.

In a me­dia re­lease, Grif­fith said of­fi­cers in uni­form of­ten face crit­i­cism be­cause of the ac­tions of a few, which can be deeply de­mor­al­is­ing to those who serve with ho­n­our. “This Car­ni­val sea­son, our Pro­tec­tive Ser­vices proved their worth. While the na­tion cel­e­brat­ed, they worked tire­less­ly, in in­tense heat, un­der im­mense pres­sure, to keep cit­i­zens and vis­i­tors safe,” he said.

He ex­tend­ed con­grat­u­la­tions to the Po­lice Ser­vice, De­fence Force, Fire Ser­vice, Prison Ser­vice and sup­port­ing agen­cies, in­clud­ing thou­sands of pri­vate se­cu­ri­ty of­fi­cers who worked in bands and fetes through­out the sea­son. “Your dis­ci­pline, re­straint, and pro­fes­sion­al­ism did not go un­no­ticed,” he said. Grif­fith al­so wel­comed the vis­i­ble pres­ence of na­tion­al se­cu­ri­ty lead­er­ship on the ground.