Inspector Brian Hurst is back in charge of the music band of the Royal Grenada Police Force (RGPF).
Informed sources told GRENADA TODAY that newly installed Commissioner of Police, James Clarkson ordered Hurst to resume duties with the band after being sent packing from the job in April 2007.
Hurst was blamed by the then ruling New National Party (NNP) government of ex-Prime Minister, Dr. Keith Mitchell for a diplomatic bungle in which the anthem of Taiwan was played instead of that of the People's Republic of China (PRC) at a ceremony to hand over the rebuilt Cricket stadium at Queen's Park.
A government probe into the incident did not find the police officer guilty of committing the offence. A second probe ordered by the Mitchell government apparently never materialise.
According to a well-placed source the move by Commissioner Clarkson was not unexpected since he had issued a public statement at the time of the incident in support of the embattled Insp. Hurst.
The source said that the new Chief Cop is expected to inform members of the force within the next week of some of the personnel changes that he will be making within the force.
Clarkson has already indicated that he plans to re-organise the force and shift around some of the officers who have been in charge of Departments for a very long time. Among those who are expected to be affected are Supt. Michael Francois at the Traffic Department and Supt. Floyd Dragon on the sister isle of Carriacou and Petite Martinique.
Speculation is also rife that Superintendent of Police, Dunbar Belfon would be reassigned to a new posting from the Port Police on the St. George's Pier. Supt. Belfon was sent packing to the port by former Commissioner of Police, Winston James in the build-up to the July 8 poll.
The officer fell out of grace after he showed up for duty in Plain Clothes at a youth rally held by the then ruling NNP administration at Fond in St. Patrick's. Supt. Belfon challenged the decision before the Public Service Commission (PSC).
A few weeks later he was ordered to report to work on the port amidst the police handling of a criminal charge filed against NNP candidate for the Constituency of St. John, former Police Commissioner, Fitzroy Bedeau.
