–the number of police ranks trained overseas in last two years

THE Guyana Police Force has seen an exponential increase in training opportunities since 2015, with hundreds of ranks being able to benefit from overseas training.
This is according to Acting Commissioner of Police, Mr David Ramnarine on Monday during his address at the opening of three Detective Training Programmes to be conducted by the Justice Education Society (JES) in collaboration with key international partners.
The event, which was held at the Officers’ Training Centre on Camp and Young Streets, Eve Leary, saw 50 police ranks being registered to participate in the courses.
The four international facilitators who will be conducting the seminars are: Crime scene expert, Mr John Forsythe; former Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) Superintendent, Mr Doug Kayla; Police expert interviewer, Mr Don Adam; and RCMP expert in major case management, Mr James Hardy.

Noting that the GPF’s international training partners include the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Russia, India, China and in the Caribbean region, Mr Ramnarine said:
“The officers who are charged with this onerous duty understand, appreciate and are equipped with the skills and knowledge to provide a qualitative service to the communities.”
He explained that the level of professionalism and change the Force is aiming for will only occur if ranks that are trained are endowed with the requisite knowledge.
Noting that certification is not awarded for participation, but for completion, Ramnarine said:

“Our investigations must withstand the scrutiny of the courts in particular, and by extension the public.
“It is not just you doing something, but how you do it, and what you intend to achieve by doing it.”
He urged participants to always remember that they took an oath to serve, and that it is expected that there will always be positive improvements in their character and service.
“There are members of the Force who still don’t understand that they are under the microscope of the social media and the public…

“Today, all activities of the Force; everything you do is in the public domain because now the force is fully a public institution,” the Acting Commissioner of Police said.
JES Guyana Project Manager, Evelyn Neaman, said a holistic approach is taken in training, and that all stakeholders are equally involved.
These include technicians, police prosecutors, forensic unit, Director of Public Prosecutions Chamber, Magistrates and Judges.

“This approach of working together can really help build a more efficient justice system,” she said.

The project manager said almost 500 police ranks have been trained thus far.