MINISTER of Public Security, Khemraj Ramjattan will on Saturday take the salute from members of the Guyana Police Force when junior and senior ranks go on parade for their annual Anniversary Route March.

Minister Ramjattan, who was sworn in as the Public Security Minister earlier this month, has already met with the top brass of the Guyana Police Force, and has also been meeting with members of the business community and other partners in the security sector, including the diplomatic community.
Senior officers are also expected to be addressed by the new Security Minister this month during their anniversary programme of activities.
Meanwhile, Assistant Commissioner of Police and ‘A’ Division Commander Clifton Hicken will on Saturday lead the Guyana Police Force annual Route March in observance of the 176th anniversary.
Speaking with the Guyana Chronicle on Monday, Hicken said that this will be his first experience leading the march as an Assistant Commissioner of Police but he led a march once in 2011 while serving as the head of the Tactical Services Unit.
He explained that the route march will be nothing different from previous years and it signifies a way of bringing the force to the members of the public.
In a press statement on Monday the Guyana Police Force rolled out its plans for this year’s anniversary which is slated to commence as usual with a drum head church service.
On Saturday, the march, which will be taking place through several city streets in central Georgetown, will see salutes being received by Vice President and Minister of Public Security Khemraj Ramjattan in front of the Ministry of Public Security (MOPS) on Brickdam and later on by Commissioner of Police Seelall Persaud in front of the Police Commissioner’s Officer on Young Street, Eve Leary.
Assistant Commissioner Hicken will be assisted in leading the parade by Senior Superintendent Whitney Bacchus who serves as the Second in Command, Operations.
The parade according to the police will move off from Police Headquarters, Eve Leary at 06:00hrs and move along the following streets: east into Young Street, south into Parade Street, east into Lamaha Street, south into Waterloo Street, east into Regent Street, south into Camp Street, west into Brickdam, north into Avenue of the Republic, east into Church Street, north into Camp Street, west into Young Street and back to Police Headquarters, following which they will be addressed by the Commissioner of Police.
The route march would usually feature ranks from all police divisions while the resources of the force such as their tools of trade are placed on display.
Last year’s route march was headed by Assistant Commissioner of Police Brian Joseph who now serves as head of the Presidential Guard.
Other activities for the Guyana Police Force’s anniversary includes a medical outreach in Albouystown on Saturday, July 11; an awards ceremony at the TSU Square, Eve Leary, on Wednesday, July 15, and a  Scouts Day event on Saturday, July 18, at the Police Sports Club Ground, Eve Leary
A wreath-laying ceremony at the Monument of Fallen Heroes in the Police Officers’ Mess Compound on Sunday, July 19; finals of the Police Debating Competition on Thursday, July 23, at Police Officers’ Mess Annex’ Police in Concert on Saturday, July 25; a Medical Outreach at Bath, WCB, on Sunday, July 26 and the Annual Athletics and Swimming Championships between July 28 and 31, 2015, at the Police Sports Club Ground, Eve Leary. The swimming competition will be on July 25 at the National Aquatic Centre, Liliendaal, East Coast Demerara.