Stakeholder partnerships enhance Traffic Dept capabilities – Traffic Chief 

Traffic Chief Assistant Commissioner Mahendra Singh has stated that partnerships with stakeholders continue to play a crucial role in enhancing the capabilities of the Traffic Department as the force works to strengthen operations, improve service delivery, and better respond to the evolving needs of society.
Assistant Commissioner of Police Mahendra Singh, during a recent Police Round-Up podcast, revealed that the force continues to modernise its operations, strengthen professionalism, and improve public engagement while adapting to the changing needs of society, as it recognises the importance of partnerships with stakeholders.
“Collaboration has enhanced our performance, our reach, and how we do things in that we are not operating in an environment as if we were isolated anymore. Very importantly for the Traffic Department is that our partnerships, as outlined in our strategic plan, have enhanced our capability to address issues that exist in our society, much to the benefit not only of the Guyana Police Force but specifically the department in how we deliver services to the public.”
While challenges remain, he explained that the Traffic Department continues to make steady progress in building a more responsive and service-orientated police force that reflects the people it serves.
He also added that training remains at the core of the Traffic Department’s efforts to ensure improved service delivery and professionalism.
“So, training and development, a core function of human resource management, is at its forefront. Each of us is afforded the opportunity to build a traffic rank that is more capable daily, to refine his ability to meet the demands of the day. In short, I can say 60 years on, we are far better than we were then, whether it was I or someone else who was at the helm of the department or those in the past who have succeeded and passed on their experience to enable me to better serve the public.”
Meanwhile, the Traffic Chief highlighted the significant transformation of the country’s transportation landscape, noting that where donkey carts once dominated roadways, Guyana now has more than 600,000 registered motor vehicles in daily use.
He explained that the rapid increase in vehicles has placed greater demands on the traffic department, requiring expanded services in areas such as traffic direction, law enforcement, and public awareness initiatives.