Promotions
Tue, 2008-12-30
The Bermuda Police Service would like to recognize the following recently promoted officers:
Superintendent James Howard
Superintendent James Howard is a Bermudian who joined the Bermuda Police Service in 1985 (23 years of service). He worked in a variety of postings including Central and Western Uniform, Parishes Department, Cycle Crime, Motorcycle Patrol Section, Criminal Investigations Unit and Serious Crime Unit. He was promoted to Sergeant in July 1996 and had the opportunity to supervise most of the aforementioned named departments and units.
Mr. Howard was transferred to the Narcotics Department where he remained for about three years before being transferred to the Police Training Centre. During his tenure at the Training Centre, Mr. Howard was promoted to Inspector in 2001 and was eventually transferred back to the Narcotics Division as it’s Second in Command. In 2004 Mr. Howard began acting as Chief Inspector in different Divisions throughout the Service before being promoted to Chief Inspector in charge of Training and Recruiting in May 2006. In 2007 Mr. Howard was transferred to the Community Policing Division as the Area Commander.
December 22nd 2008, Mr. Howard was promoted to the rank of Superintendent. He is now responsible for Police Stations island-wide overseeing community policing initiatives. Superintendent Howard has received training in England , the United States, the Caribbean and South Africa. His two most recent courses are the International Commanders Programme at the National Police Improvement Agency (NPIA), Police College, Bramshill within the United Kingdom and the International Strategic Leadership Programme conducted by the Ministry of National Security, Special Anti Crime Unit of Trinidad and Tobago.
Superintendent James Howard holds a Diploma in Criminal Justice and Police Management from the University of Leicester; A Bachelor of Science Degree in Policing and Police Studies from the University of Portsmouth and a Masters Degree in Management and Human Resource Management.
He has also received 4 Commissioner’s Commendations, 1 Merit Award and 7 Letters of Good Work.
Superintendent Andrew Boyce
Superintendent Andrew Boyce joined the Bermuda Police Service in 1979 and worked Uniform, general patrol duties in Hamilton and St. George’s until 1984. He then worked at Eastern CID, Central CID, Narcotics and Serious Crime until 1998. During that period, Mr. Boyce was promoted to Sergeant in 1990 and to Inspector in 1998. Between 1998 and 2004 Superintendent Boyce worked as Intelligence Manager and Crime Manager. He was promoted to Chief Inspector in 2001.
Since 2004, Mr. Boyce has worked as Divisional Chief Inspector in the Community Policing Division, Officer in Charge of the Serious Crime Unit, Officer in Charge of Narcotics and Officer in Charge of CID Units.
He has received 7 Letters of Good Work and 11 Commissioner’s Commendations during his career. He has also attended Senior Criminal Investigation Courses in Canada and the U. K., as well as Supervisory Management Training in the Caribbean, Canada and the U. K., including a Strategic Leadership Course which he recently attended in Trinidad & Tobago.
As of the 4th January 2009, Superintendent Boyce will be the Officer in Charge of the Intelligence Division.
