Re­tired se­nior su­per­in­ten­dent John­ny Abra­ham has been named as head of the Na­tion­al Op­er­a­tions Cen­tre (NOC) and Field Of­fice.

Home­land Se­cu­ri­ty Min­is­ter Roger Alexan­der con­firmed the con­tract ap­point­ment yes­ter­day as he emerged from a tour of the E999 Com­mand Cen­tre at the Po­lice Acad­e­my, St James, say­ing Abra­ham was ex­pect­ed to be­gin work soon.

In a brief in­ter­view with Guardian Me­dia, Alexan­der said Abra­ham will be re­spon­si­ble for the over­all op­er­a­tions of the NOC, which in­cludes the E999 Com­mand Cen­tre, which com­pris­es civil­ians and law en­force­ment agents.