Police Force benefits from US$2.6M Chinese donation

GUYANA - Chinese Ambassador to Guyana, His Excellency Mr. Cui Jianchun on mondayhanded over several vehicles and other needed equipment to the Government of Guyana on behalf of the People’s Republic of China, which will be soon commissioned to the Guyana Police Force.

The handing over ceremony took place at the Guyana Police Force Sports Club Ground, Eve Leary. Inclusive in the US$2.6 million donation was 56 pickups, 35 All-Terrain-Vehicles (ATVs), three 21-seater buses, 44 motor cycles, 100 bullet proof vests, helmets and riot shields, 10 tactical ladders, 200 police flak jackets, 20 bulletproof shields, 20 anti-riot suits, 30 laptops, 40 desktop computers, 10 copy machines, 30 sound lever meters, 5 diesel generators, several spare parts and battery backups.

The vehicles and other equipment are to be used in the transportation, traffic and communication sectors of the force. While addressing the audience, President David Granger said despite the fact that threats to the security sector are increasing, the Government will do all it can and seek support to ensure that Guyana Police Force (GPF) is sufficiently supplied with all it needs to confront and overcome the challenges it faces, both in the communities and nationally.

While admitting that the country’s security infrastructure is insufficient to meet the country’s geographical challenges, as well as the several threats it faces, the President promised that the budget as well as international partnerships have prioritized the GPF to make it more equipped and modernized.

“We do not have enough aerodromes. We do not have enough bridges, highways and stellings. Yet, the Police Force must cover this entire country. How will it do so? The vast areas, long distances, and limited communications and transportation assets available to the Police Force, restrict its ability to effectively enforce the law everywhere in Guyana. We cannot have a secure country if our borders and our territory are being violated by criminals transnational crime. An efficient, well-equipped and welltrained Force is needed to confront these threats to human safety. Our country must be secured against local and transnational crime and interpersonal violence.”

(Kaieteurnewsonline.com)