THE Tobago Business Chamber says one of Allister Guevarro’s first tasks as the country’s new commissioner of police (CoP) must be to restore public trust and confidence in the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service.

In congratulating the incoming CoP, the chamber’s chairman Martin George told Newsday that Guevarro also would need to ensure he “reduces the level of fear and insecurity, which is prevalent amongst the society in terms of crime and criminality, home invasions, robberies and random attacks upon persons.”

Guevarro, 49, an acting senior superintendent, Special Branch, was approved as Trinidad and Tobago’s new CoP on June 13 during the sitting of the House of Representatives at the Red House, Port of Spain. He was approved by both government and opposition MPs, having topped the merit list.