GPF, GCCI sign 5-year partnership agreement to build capacity, improve service delivery

The Guyana Police Force (GPF) and the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) on Monday signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) to improve the delivery of quality services and building capacity.

The agreement was signed in the GCCI’s Boardroom by Deputy Commissioner “Administration” (ag), Calvin Brutus and GCCI’s Junior Vice President/Chairman of the Security and Governance Committee, Kester Hutson.
The five-year MoA will see the GCCI supporting the GPF in building capacity while improving relationships in critical areas such as customer relations, security management, financial management, accounting training, scholarships for youths, and other support services and resources that will aid the progression of the Force.
GCCI will similarly assist the GPF with equipment procurement, community relations and other activities and programmes.
“We are very proud to be at this stage of signing this MoA, which speaks to increasing the relationship between the Guyana Police Force and the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry,” Hutson stated.
Additionally, he pointed out that the GCCI looks forward to collaborating and partnering with the Police Force in a strategic way over the next five years with the aim being to improve the overall quality of service being provided to members of the public across Guyana.
Deputy Commissioner “Administration” (ag) Calvin Brutus also lauded the collaboration between the Force and the Chamber and indicated that a main pillar of the Force’s strategic plan is partnership, which is critical to the vision of the GPF.
He also alluded to the fact that the GPF has had engagements with the GCCI in the past and he is pleased that, moving forward, the strengthening of these bonds of friendship and partnership will be done in a more structured way and the signing of the MoA is testament to this commitment.