| TCI’s first female police officer dies | | Print | |
| Thursday, 17 May 2012 10:52 | |||
 Ethel Ingram Pinder, the first female officer in the Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police Force, died May 14 in the Doctor’s Hospital in Nassau, Bahamas. She was 68. Tributes have been pouring in following the death of the first woman to join the police ranks 1964 and paved the way for other women officers. “It is with great sadness that we learn of the passing of Ethel Ingram Pinder, and our thoughts and prays are with her family and friends at this very difficult of times,” said Inspector Irene Butterfield, who described Pinder as a pioneer. “The service was completely male-dominated in those days, and it was naturally a huge challenge and struggle being the only woman among the ranks,” Butterfield said. “But it was a challenge she rose to with great distinction, and she was definitely the pacesetter for all us women officers who have followed.” Born in Over Back in Grand Turk, Pinder was educated at the now Helena Jones High School. After giving many years of service as a constable, she relocated to Freeport in the Bahamas before returning to her beloved Turks and Caicos Islands, where her only son, Durando, is a serving police officer. “Mrs. Pinder has led the way for female officers and has truly made her mark in the history of our country,” Assistant Commissioner Rodney Adams said. “Sleep on and take your rest, we love you, but the Lord loves you best. May her soul rest in peace.” Commissioner Colin Farquhar offered his condolences to the family of “a truly remarkable woman.” “As the first ever woman officer to employed in the TCI, she set the standards for others to follow, and I’m proud to say that women now, quite rightly, make up a large proportion of the RTCI Police staff with many holding senior ranks and positions,” Farquhar said. Pinder is survived by her husband, three daughters and a son.
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