Civilians, police to share common IT facility

–in novel approach to fostering better understanding

RANKS of the Guyana Police Force and members of the public in Georgetown and its environs now have at their disposal a computer centre which was commissioned yesterday by Police Commissioner Leroy Brumell, whose brainchild the initiative is.The centre, to be used to provide training to residents and ranks alike, is the third of its kind, and was made possible through a two-year-old partnership between the Guyana Police Force (GPF) and a Guyanese group in the United States of America going by the acronym ZARA. The lab is named after this group, and Berbice and Essequibo also have labs, which were respectively commissioned in 2012 and earlier this year. The entire programme has racked up a costing figure of close to G$60M.
Yesterday’s commissioning saw in attendance several representatives of the group, and senior officials and other ranks of the GPF.
In addition to the lab, there is a library, and both facilities are housed in the upper flat of the Police Training College on Camp Road. The rooms have been furnished and fitted with air conditioning units and the necessary items to make the departments complete.
ZARA has been offering support to various arms of the GPF and several communities, something Commissioner Brumell commended them for.
Other speakers at the event were Deputy Commissioner of Police Seelall Persaud and members of the ZARA grouping. While Persaud noted that the group’s input was timely and would serve to help the GPF connect and better its relationship with the youths of today, he also pointed out that the next generation of criminals would come from the youths who are isolated and neglected. The computer centre is a way of keeping those children occupied, and giving them a better perspective about life.
The ZARA group promised to continue its assistance to the Guyana Police Force.

(By Leroy Smith)

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