The Guyana Police Force’s Under-15 football team, which is based in Bartica, Region Seven (Cuyuni-
Some of the youths participating in the summer programme organised by F Division of the GPF
Mazaruni), was the recipient of a generous amount of sporting equipment that was donated recently.
The donation was a collective effort made by members of the business community in Bartica, which falls under the jurisdiction of F Division (Regions One, Seven, Eight and Nine). The sport equipment amounted to the value of approximately $200,000.
This donation comes at the time when the Divisional Commander, Senior Superintendent Ravindradat Budhram, is hosting a summer programme for youths within the community at the Bartica and Agatash Community centres.
During the two-week programme, the youths were engaged in learning life skills, such as the production of art and craft and floral arrangements. They were also exposed to many interactive sessions where they were given moral boosting pep talks on maintaining healthy lifestyles and national symbols and songs. The youths were encouraged, as well, to be positive role models and to use their energies in a positive and productive manner.
A closing ceremony will be held for the programme, which saw the participation of more than 120 youths from Bartica and nearby villages, on August 28. There is expected to be an exhibition where the creation of the participants will be on display.
Activities such as these are being undertaken against the backdrop of the Police Force’s continuous efforts to make progress in building public trust through community-based initiatives.
One such initiative which continues to bear fruit is the Social Crime Prevention Initiative – a brainchild of Commissioner Seelall Persaud that is being sustained and enhanced by Divisional Commanders in the seven Policing Divisions.
This initiative aims to bring the Police and communities together by enhancing their relationship, and in a more focused sense, tackling crime at a grass root stage whils providing support for the social and educational development of youths across Guyana.
