Twenty-seven ranks attached to the Guyana Police Force (GPF) on Thursday completed the first Elementary Prosecutors’ Course.
The ranks who completed the course and senior ranks of the Guyana Police Force
The closing ceremony was held at the Police Officers’ Training Centre at Eve Leary. The ranks were welcomed by Force Training Officer Superintendent Keithon King, while the course review was done by Corporal Munesh.
Deputy Commissioner ‘Administration’ (ag), Calvin Brutus, delivered the brief remarks at the ceremony.
The course — the first of its kind, a collaborative effort between the GPF and the School of the Nations University — was attended by two Assistant Superintendents, three Sergeants, seven Corporals, three Lance Corporals, and 12 Constables. It commenced on October 16, 2021 and lasted for a period of six months.
Some of the ranks during the closing ceremony
The course was aimed at equipping ranks with the necessary skill-set to become prosecutors within the Magistrates’ Courts. The attendant ranks were selected from various Police divisions based on their performance. During the course, they were also exposed to Basic English training and seminars on trafficking-in-persons and gender-based violence, among other subject areas.
During his address to the ranks, Deputy Commissioner Brutus noted that the event marked a significant step in the Guyana Police Force’s achieving its strategic plan. He said development of members of the Force is critical to ensuring the GPF delivers the quality of service for which it is mandated.
“We’re at a stage where, over a period of time, and due to retirement, resignation, and other matters, our stock of trained prosecutors has now been depleted,” he disclosed.
This first batch is set to fill those gaps by next week.
Brutus also charged the participants to uphold their integrity while executing their prosecutorial duties.
Due to the volume of work involved, participants were given full exceptions/time from their policing duties to aid in the completion of the course, in order to meet the country’s demand for such skills.
During the closing ceremony, Corporal Quincy Lacon was named the most outstanding rank.
In closing his remarks, the Deputy Commissioner added that the GPF is willing to support ranks who are desirous of pursuing their law degree at the University of Guyana. With that, he congratulated the ranks, and reminded them of their duties as Policemen and women.
