Several Police Stations to be rebuilt, 12 to be rehabilitated

Police Commissioner Leslie James have announced plans to rehabilitate some 12 Police Stations and buildings attached to the Guyana Police Force (GPF) while several others will be rebuilt in 2019, as the Force seeks to focus on the working and living condition of Police ranks countrywide.
Through coordination with the Public Security Ministry, the Police Force has rehabilitated several Police Stations and living quarters in 2018. However, as much more work is needed, Commissioner James announced further rehabilitation works to be carried in 2019.
“As regards infrastructure, the administration continues to focus on the working and living conditions of its ranks; through the Ministry of Public Security, the Force has rehabilitated several Police Stations and buildings in 2018 and has on schedule an additional 12 buildings for 2019,” James revealed.
Some of the security facilities to be rehabilitated are located at Mackenzie, Kwakwani, Aurora, Suddie, Annai, Aishalton, Mabaruma, Port Kaituma, Issano, La Grange, Mibicuri and Cane Grove.
Further, to strengthen the capacity of the GPF, several new units have been established and operationalised.
“Some of those are the cybercrimes unit, the cold case unit, the firearms investigation unit, the missing persons units and the Police Prosecuting Coordinating Unit,” the Police Commissioner stated.
According to James, the introduction and establishment of the new units is to bring dedicated focus to the individual tasks of each rank.
He noted that while the Force’s management structure has not changed in a significant way, the meetings of the executive leadership team have increased; as such, proper decision making has also increased.
As such, the reform process of the Force has since been strengthened.