“Rediscover your values,” Rev Massiah tells Police Officers

The Guyana Police Force (GPF) on Sunday morning held a drumhead service to kick off its 179th anniversary celebration, at the Tactical Services Unit Drill Square, Police Headquarters, Eve Leary.

Amid rain showers, the service featured songs, scripture readings, prayers and thanksgiving, along with the piling of drums and laying of flags. It was the first event among many scheduled for the month of July.
The Department of Public Information (DPI) reported that the GPF chaplain, Reverend Patrick Doolichand opened the service with a prayer and was followed by the piling of the drums and laying of the flags by an all-female unit.
Delivering the feature address, Reverend Murtland Raphael Massiah commended the Force for the good work they have done for the citizens of Guyana in the past 179 years. He encouraged the officers to rediscover and uphold the values they were raised on.
“You must rediscover your set of values; you must cherish those values and you must protect those values and make those values clear and don’t shift from it. By embracing those values, you will survive [another] 179 years.”
The drumhead service concluded with a benediction by Reverend Massiah, singing of The National Anthem and the unpiling of drums.
Attending the service were Public Security Minister Khemraj Ramjattan; Guyana Defence Force (GDF) Chief-of-Staff, Brigadier Patrick West; Commissioner of Police (ag) David Ramnarine; Chief Fire Officer Marlon Gentle; Director of Prisons (ag) Gladwin Samuels; several other officers and ranks of the Joint Services; members of the Diplomatic Corps; and other invitees.