The Department of Home Affairs confirms that Mr. Verne Garde ahas ssumed the post of Director of Corrections at the Bordelais Correctional Facility (BCF), for the period Oct. 4, 2022 to Oct. 3, 2024.

Mr. Guard has previously held the post of Director, from February 2015 to May 2018. This current appointment marks his second tenure at the helm of the Bordelais Correctional Facility.

The newly reappointed BCF Drector is also a retired police officer with 20 years’ service. He attained the rank of Inspector and headed the Special Branch Unit of the Royal Saint Lucia Police Force.

More recently, Mr. Guard served in the capacity of Superintendent at Her Majesty’s Prison in Balsam Ghut, Tortola, British Virgin Islands, from July 2, 2018 to July 3, 2021. He also served as the National Security Advisor on Prison Matters.

The Minister for Home Affairs, Hon. Dr. Virginia Albert-Poyotte, and the Department of Home Affairs and Gender Affairs, vouch to work closely with the new director, throughout the two-year duration of his contract.

Meanwhile, the Department of Home Affairs wishes to acknowledge the support and leadership provided by Deputy Director, Mr. Leonard Terrence, in the interim, for approximately six weeks.