With everything that’s happening in the Cayman Islands these
days, this newspaper sometimes doesn’t have as much time or space as it would
like to recognise the truly excellent work being done by individuals in our
community.
We are going to take time to do that today.
Detective Inspector Adeniyi Collins Oremule of the Royal
Cayman Islands Police Service is receiving the Colonial Police Medal for
meritorious service in the 2012 New Year’s Honours List from Her Majesty the
Queen of England.
We have long known and recognised the stellar work done by
Mr. Oremule on a day-to-day basis as a criminal investigator, and we’re sure
many of his colleagues and those in the community who have dealt with him
appreciate his work as well.
Mr. Oremule’s boss, RCIPS Superintendent Marlon Bodden sums
up his inspector this way: “He can be relied upon at any hour in the 24-hour
clock”.
The detective inspector’s accomplishments have sometimes
been celebrated: He was one of the chief investigators who solved the case
involving a 2002 rape at a local hotel after a years’-long probe.
Some of his other work has been less-recognised, but no less
important; such as the rescue of and assistance he delivered to a Canadian
national whose life in Cayman had taken a turn for the worse.
In all likelihood, this woman is alive today and back with
her family because of Inspector Collins Oremule.
We don’t often say this part either, but members of the
RCIPS have tough job – and that’s putting it mildly. One only need look at the
risks taken by marine rescue crews in trying to save two young men who recently
died jumping off the Pedro bluff, putting themselves in danger trying to save
other lives.
There are many RCIPS officers like Collins Oremule, but they
usually aren’t the ones you hear about in the news.
In truth, we all rely upon them a great deal and at any hour
and we don’t admit that to ourselves often enough.
Thank you to Detective Inspector Oremule and many others at
the RCIPS for all that you do.
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Compass don’t you think it makes good reporting or press release sense to at least show the photo of the person being awarded by the queen?
My God these people are not an island, if someone accomplishes something at least:-
show their photograph
If a young student state who their proud parents are and where they’re from.
No man is an island. They’re connected to someone one or something. and they did not accomplish everything on their own, So give kudos to those connected. Its good reporting I mean.
Editor’s note: Editorials are not the same thing as ‘reporting’. A full report on the Queen’s Honourees will be carried at a later date.