Business Chamber calls on Police to address illegal entry at Corentyne River

President of the Upper Corentyne Chamber of Commerce Krishnand Jaichand is calling on the Police in Region Six (East Berbice-Corentyne) to take a more proactive approach to prevent persons from illegally entering Guyana from the Corentyne River which borders Suriname.

He made the call on Saturday while speaking at the launch of the Police Christmas Security Campaign at Central Police Station in New Amsterdam.
Jaichand noted that several areas along the Corentyne Coast are used as illegal entry points into Guyana.
“When the Police go to one spot, they come in at another spot,” he pointed out.
Meanwhile, Corriverton’s Mayor Winston Roberts, who also spoke at the same event, suggested that there should be more regular presence of officers at the port which is used for illegal entry as he also called for those officers to make half hourly contact with the Springlands Police Station.
“That location is very close to the Police station. A policeman told me that he had no cell phone signal to communicate to the Springlands Police Station. I cannot accept that. The Police Station is about five minutes’ walk away from the Back track port,” Mayor Roberts said.
He called for the Police to establish frequent road blocks along the Corentyne Highway, noting that persons enter the country not only form Springlands but also from Linepath and villages along the coast.
Commander, Senior Superintendent Jairam Ramlakhan had earlier pointed out that in Region Six, 42 foreign nationals have been charged and placed before the court for illegal entry this year – 14 Cubans, 12 Haitians, 10 Chinese, four Indians and two Colombians. (G4)