Drug abuse, school drop-outs among issues raised during Police engagement with No 65 Village

Senior Police Officers within Division Six engaged residents of No 65 Village Corentyne, Berbice, on Friday during which the issue of drug abuse and petty crimes in the community was the focal point of discussion.
This initiative was a follow-up on a commitment made by Deputy Commander, Superintendent Ravindra Stanley to residents of continuous Police-community engagements.
On Friday, the team listened to several issues and concerns and more importantly, shared their plan of action to curb crime in the community.
Apart from drug abuse among youths, the issues of school drop-outs and noise nuisance were also highlighted as some of the challenges in the community.
However, to tackle the issue of school drop-outs, the residents were assured that the education system would be involved as soon as possible and efforts would be made for the youths to be involved in free computer training, sports, skills enhancement and other programmes.

Nevertheless, during the interactive session, the Deputy Commander and his team members elaborated on several topics including obeying law and order; reporting every matter to the Police; delinquent youths; building a partnership with the Police and members of the community; being our brothers’ keeper and the role elders in the community can play in moulding the new generation.
The residents expressed their gratitude to Deputy Commander Stanley and his team for the timely visit and assured the ranks of their full cooperation to bring peace to their community.
Deputy Commander Stanley was accompanied by Assistant Superintendent S Laljit; Inspector M O’Donogue; Sergeant Tyndall; Sergeant Lynch; Corporal Moses; Corporal Christopher; W/Constable Durant along with representatives from the No 52-74 NDC – Liaison Officer, B Williams, and several other Police ranks and Community Policing Group members.