Senior Superintendent of Police admitted to the Bar

Senior Superintendent of Police Edmond Cooper was on Tuesday admitted to the local bar before Chief Justice (ag) Roxane George.
Cooper’s petition was presented by attorneys Ronald Burch-Smith and Mark Waldron. In a statement, the Guyana Police Force (GPF) congratulated Cooper who hails from Nurney, East Berbice-Corentyne (Region Six).

The Senior Superintendent joined the Force on September 14, 1992 as an apprentice and was subsequently sworn in as a Police Constable on April 30, 1993 after which he started his career as a General Duty rank at the Springlands Police Station.

Following his first post, Cooper continued his career as a Police Prosecutor for 14 years. He was appointed to several other posts thereafter.

He is the holder a Bachelors of Law (LLB) from the University of Guyana (UG), an International Diploma in Leadership Studies from the American University of Peace Studies, a Diploma in Private Investigation from Penn Foster College, USA, a Diploma in Public Safety and Security Management from UG, a Certificate in Criminology from the UG, a Diploma in Legal Studies, a Masters of Arts Legal Studies Major in Criminology, Industrial Relation and Sociology and a Legal Education Certificate (LEC) from the Hugh Wooding Law School, Trinidad.

Cooper is presently pursuing a PHD in terrorism and counter terrorism at Charisma University, Turks and Caicos.