Burglar at Agriculture Ministry caught on camera
The Ministry of Agriculture reported that a burglar who broke into its head office on Regent & Vlissengen Roads, Georgetown, yesterday has been captured on a surveillance system installed in the building following a similar incident on May 31.

According to a release, copies of the tapes will be handed over to the Police to assist in the investigations as well as the media to seek the public’s cooperation in identifying the perpetrator.

The release said the incident occurred at around 01:20h and the Offices of the Permanent Secretary, National Drainage and Irrigation Authority (NDIA) Chief Executive Officer, the NDIA Corporate Secretary and the NDIA Storekeeper were broken into.

It disclosed that attempts were also made to gain entry into the Offices of the Minister of Agriculture and the Deputy Permanent Secretary (Administration).

“Two 17" flat panel monitors and a computer CPU were removed from the Permanent Secretary's office and drawers were ransacked. Losses at the offices of the NDIA have not yet been determined, but drawers were ransacked,” the press statement said.

The release said police are investigating the incident and noted that RK Security provides external security to the premises.

It stated that the head office was also broken into on May 31, and three 17" inch flat panel monitors were removed from the Minister's Secretariat and the Personnel Department.

That incident, the release said, prompted the ministry to install an electronic surveillance system to intercept perpetrators of similar future activity.

Two killed in horrific Thursday night smash-up
TWO persons were killed in a horrific smash-up on Richmond Public Road Thursday night.

Ghansham Singh, 22, of Columbia and Totaram Devanand, 20, of Affiance, were pronounced dead on arrival at Suddie Hospital, also on Essequibo Coast.

Reports said they were returning home when the car in which they were travelling crashed into an abandoned truck.

It was reported that Devanand, the driver, was proceeding South to Anna Regina when he, apparently, lost control of the vehicle and slammed into the parked truck.

Singh, the front seat passenger, suffered severe injuries to his head, face abdomen and both his legs were broken. He is believed to have died on the spot while Devanand succumbed on his way to the hospital.

Singh, an employee of North Essequibo Water Users Association, was described by the Chairman, Mr. Lackhan Lall, as a very quiet and dedicated worker.

Unmarried, he had been in their employ for the past two years, during which time he functioned as a rate collector, Lall recounted.

Devanand lived with his parents and other siblings but was unemployed.

The loud sound from the crash caused nearby residents to rush to the scene and the twisted remains of the car were impounded by Police who are continuing investigations.

Ramsammy says at handing-over…
US$4.4M lab puts Guyana on world leader trajectory
By Shirley Thomas
THE diagnostic and treatment and care capability of the Ministry of Health moved to a higher level Thursday, with the acquisition of the spanking new US$4.4M state-of-the-art National Public Health Institute (NPHI) building.

The facility was established with funding through the United States (U.S.) President’s Emergency Plan For AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) and the symbolic key to it was officially handed over to Minister of Health, Dr. Leslie Ramsammy, by Country Director of the U.S. Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (CDCP), Dr. LaMar Hasbrouck.

The ceremony was held on its ground floor in the southwestern part of Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH) compound.

Others in the distinguished gathering were Charge d’Affaires, Ms. Karen Williams, Public and Political Affairs Officer, Mr. Rolf Olson and others from the U.S. Embassy, including Mrs. Julia Robertson, who was instrumental in initiating the project; Dr. Shanti Singh, Programme Manager of the National AIDS Programme Secretariat (NAPS); Director designate of the lab, Dr. Colin Roache and Dr. Jadunauth Ragnauth, Director of the National Care and Treatment Centre.

Hasbrouck recalled that the ground breaking for the edifice was done in December 2004 and said he is eminently delighted that it has finally come to fruition.

Hasbrouck said it would offer a safe and healthy work environment for staff, where samples of various types will be tested and the results determined without having to be sent abroad for further investigation.

For example, resistant strains of HIV will no longer be hidden in blood samples, he explained.

Noting the highly sophisticated technology to be used there, Hasbrouck reminded that people and not buildings make the difference.

He hopes that the staff and all other stakeholders would join with Ramsammy in working diligently to ensure that people are provided quality service.

&#xUntil there are competent and dedicated staffers, the building is not yet realised,” Hasbrouck declared.

He cautioned that the lab must not be allowed to slip into disrepair, as the stakes are too substantial.

Williams, commending those who played a role in the realisation, remarked that the NPHI is not just a structure but could be regarded as a true partnership between the U.S. and Guyana governments.

Ramsammy, who has been advocating the establishment of a national reference laboratory (NRL) since 1997, admitted it was a proud occasion for Guyana.

He agreed with Williams that the dream, now a reality, is the outcome of a solid partnership between the two governments.

Ramsammy tendered his profound appreciation of PEPFAR and the American people and specially identified the last three U.S. Ambassadors to Guyana, Mr. George Fleming-Jones, Mr. Roland Bullen and Mr. David Robinson, as well as Robertson, who was very instrumental in getting the project started.

Minister Ramsammy said, among other purposes for which the building will be utilised, are to support the public health system aggressively; create a centre of excellence for treatment and care; provide the NRL and move the local health sector to a higher stage, generally.

He shared the view that how well the building and its technicians serve the people will determine its success.

Ramsammy said, in his capacity of President of the World Health Assembly, he set a goal that, by 2025, all preventable diseases would be prevented and he challenged those who will be working in the NRL and the other people of Guyana: ȁWe are on a trajectory, let us lead the world.”

EU Micro projects programme will continue after administrative matters are addressed
– Minister Singh
MINISTER of Finance, Dr. Ashni Singh, reiterated that government has expressed concerns about administrative matters in the administration of the EU micro projects programme and when those issues have been addressed the programme would continue.

As the motion on food price increases was presented to the National Assembly on Tuesday last, Minister Singh responded to queries made by the People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) Member of Parliament, Mervyn Williams, who sought an explanation as to why approval for the projects was not granted.

“I argued that it is important that we are responsible when we address this issue,” Minister Singh said.

The general objective of the European Union/Government of Guyana funded Micro Projects Programme (GMPP) is to reduce poverty and social inequality in urban areas, coastal villages and the rural interior by contributing to the financing of micro-projects with an economic and social impact on vulnerable groups and communities.

The Finance Minister said it is important that the global nature of the problem be borne in mind as responses are formulated and are made on the issue.

“The Government of Guyana recognises the global nature of this problem, and urges all stakeholders to be responsible in discussing this challenge,” he said.

Minister Singh said the motion reflects government’s commitment to engage with all stakeholders as the country continues to grapple with the global phenomenon and as comprehensive plans articulated by government to respond to this issue are implemented.

The Finance Minister urged parliamentarians to view government’s interventions in totality.

“I believe that the overwhelming majority of the Guyanese population when they view all of these initiatives, any reasonable and objective observer would describe them as comprehensive and they are most responsible and commendable efforts by government,” he said.

Minister Singh noted that external observers have stated unequivocally and publicly that Guyana’s responses to the global increase in food prices were the best in the Caribbean region.

Seven teachers coursed at Geography workshop
THE Department of Education in Region Two (Pomeroon/Supenaam) recently conducted a workshop on Geography for seven teachers of grades 10 and 11 classes.

USE file photo of Minister Ashni Singh

Regional Education Officer, Mr. Bayewan Ghir Rambarran said the one-day session, which was organised by the National Centre for Educational Research Development (NCERD), focused on equipping the participants with relevant skills to teach about contour maps in schools.

The venue was the Education Boardroom at Cotton Field, Essequibo Coast.

Essequibo Coast secondary school students begin workstudy
THE Department of Education, collaborating with the Regional Administration in Region Two (Pomeroon/Supenaam), has started phase one of its work/study programme for secondary school students.

District Education Officer (Secondary Schools), Ms Marlyn Jones-O’Donoghu said 132 from the seven secondary schools on Essequibo Coast have begun working at 26 government and private agencies.

She said their employment will be for five weeks, during which time they will be exposed to the world of work.

Resurfaced Kabli moths creating ghost towns
KABLI moths have resurfaced in their thousands along northern Essequibo Coast, causing villages to become ghost towns after nightfall.

The presence of the insects has been attributed to the rainy weather condition that has forced them out of the bushes on the Atlantic Ocean foreshore.

Residents reported that the moths are attracted by bright lights at night and contact with them causes severe itching and results in tiny bumps.

30th Anniversary of Amazon Cooperation Treaty
The 30th Anniversary of the Amazon Cooperation Treaty (ACT) was observed last Thursday (July 3).

This Treaty was signed by eight (8) participating countries: Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, Suriname and Venezuela with the purpose of promoting joint actions for the harmonious development of the Amazon Basin. The region occupies about 34 % of South American territory and in signing the Treaty member countries emphasised the need for solidarity in defending the Amazon and fighting poverty and finding ways to improve the quality of life for people.

In 1995, the member states of ACT created the Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organisation (ACTO) in order to strengthen and implement the goals of the ACT. Later, in 2003, ACTO established its Headquarters in Brasilia, Brazil. Support for this Organisation is provided by the eight Amazonian countries as well as other countries and international organisations in other parts of the world.

Significance of the Amazon Basin
The Amazon basin is the part of South America drained by the Amazon River and its tributaries. There is much in the Amazon Basin to galvanize efforts for its conservation and sustainable use. It is a vast area encompassing 2.3 million square miles (6.1 million square kilometers) representing two-thirds of the Earth’s remaining tropical forests and about one-third of all forests in the world.

Climate Change
The Amazon forest is the largest in the world and plays a critical role in the storage of carbon and in moderating the Earth’s climate. The vast rainforest of the Amazon remove huge volumes of carbon dioxide, a major greenhouse gas from the atmosphere which is essential for stabilising the global temperature.

The function of Amazon forests in moderating the Earth’s Climate is one that is globally recognised. For this reason, Amazonian countries are lobbying for incentives from the global community for the conservation of their forests. To this end, Guyana’s President Jagdeo has put forward a bold Initiative on Climate Change which calls for: (i) the recognition of the contributions of standing forests towards addressing climate change (ii) urgent change to the current global arrangement which provides a disincentive for forest conservation and protection (iii) consideration of opportunity costs and the development of financial models to provide adequate compensation and incentives for maintaining standing forests through conservation and sustainable use and (iv) increased and easily accessible financial resources as well as capacity building for climate change mitigation as current mechanisms, in particular the Kyoto Protocol’s Clean Development Mechanism has not proven to be effective so far.

Guyana has been furthering its cause on the economic value of its forests by making an extraordinary offer in November last year, to place its entire standing forests under the protection of a British-led international body in return for development aid. In this regard some success has been achieved as this year, a deal was agreed, where financial value has been placed on a million acres of Guyana’s Iwokrama Rainforest.

Species Richness
According to ACTO, almost half of all species in existence live in the Amazonian biome. There are 45,000 plant species, 1,300 species of freshwater fish, 1,000 species of birds, 150 species of bats, 1,800 species of butterflies, 163 species of amphibians, 305 species of snakes, and 311 species of mammals.

A huge portion of the Amazon basin remains unexplored, hence the number of plants, animals, micro-organisms as well as species of fish and other aquatic organisms are relatively unknown to the rest of the world. These are not just small insects, but mammals and reptiles as well and are being discovered every day in the Amazon. These can disappear before we discover them if their habitats become endangered and further their potential for providing cures for existing and new illnesses would be lost. Protecting the Amazon is important not only for people who live in the Amazon and countries that share the Amazon but for the whole world.

Water Resources
The Amazon and its tributaries form the largest volume of water which accounts for about one fifth of the total fresh water carried to the oceans by rivers. The Amazon has more water than the nine other largest rivers of the world combined! Water is vital to life, without it, there would be no forests and no wildlife.

ACTO with support from the Global Environmental Facility, UNEP [United Nations Environment Programme], and OAS [Organisation of American States], is working towards an integrated project to protect trans-boundary water resources. The project will analyze the situation at the water source in the Andes and the current water quality in the Amazon, which is in turn related to the waste that big cities in the Amazon produce and how we can manage it.

People
The Amazon is not an empty space, as many may think - about 30 million human inhabitants, including the indigenous peoples and others live there. Many live in big cities, like Manaus and Belém in Brazil, Iquitos in Peru, and Santa Cruz in Bolivia—with more than a million people each. Traditional inhabitants who live in the Amazon have done so for thousands of years and their lifestyles and cultures are well adapted to the environment and its conservation.

Ecological Services
The Amazon Basin provides many ecological services including recycling of nutrients e.g. nitrogen, carbon storage, erosion control, improving air and water quality and conserving biodiversity. These services play a significant role in maintaining the ecological balance of life on earth.

Challenges to the Amazon Basin
The major challenges of the Amazon are also global ones. Maintaining the Amazon and its sustainable development is a major challenge in particular ensuring the sustainability of its forests, water and biodiversity resources.

ACTO is concerned with these major issues, and is placing emphasis on how science and technology can help to promote sustainable development in the Amazon and how joint action by its members and other supporters can solve its problems.

Another significant issue in the Amazon forest is illegal trading in animals, birds, and fish - living things that people keep as pets in their houses. The cost of satisfying this desire is, however, very high since for each fish or bird several other animals of the same species may have died on the way to the place where they are sold. Illegal logging too is destroying life in the Amazon, because each living thing is linked to others.

ACTO is working on different aspects of bringing wildlife regulations into harmony. The thrust is to analyze and study existing laws with the objective to harmonise them. This work is being spearheaded through a group of universities and the Coordinator of Indigenous Organisations of the Amazon.

Water quality is also a significant issue particularly mercury contamination. Mercury affects fish and other river life, as well as the lives of people who can get sick from eating fish with mercury.

Over sixty indigenous populations in the Amazon have never had contact with Western life. These may have several hundred or a thousand people each and could disappear if they have contact with other civilizations. Even a cold could kill them, because they do not have natural or other protections. If this happens, all the ancestral knowledge of these original people from the Amazon region, which is so essential to understand the uses of biodiversity, will be lost.

Although knowledge and concerns about environmental issues are growing regarding the Amazon, it is still a challenge to get enough people to care. Globalisation is serving the cause of climate change and because of the vital role of the Amazon, more people will become aware and advocate for action.

Guyana and ACTO
Many agencies and institutions in Guyana including the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) are involved in the effort to promote sustainable development of the Amazon Basin.

In support of ACT, a Country Study on topics related to the Management to the Amazon Region Biodiversity in Guyana was drafted. The Country Study is expected to serve as an input in executing the ACTO Project for Strengthening Joint Regional Management for the Sustainable Use of Amazonian Biodiversity.

In addition to this study, the EPA has represented Guyana at a meeting held in Manaus, Brazil, in 2007 which saw the preparation of a draft document on a Regional Programme for the Sustainable Management of the Protected Areas of the Amazon. This Regional Programme will focus on aspects of regional interest as well as on strengthening and supporting protected areas systems of member countries in order to help them achieve their goals.

Guyana also supports ACTO programmes and projects that assist in developing a regional response to issues which affect the development of the Amazon such as inter alia, Sustainable Forest Management, Integrated and Sustainable Management of Trans-boundary water resources in the Amazon Basin and a Regional Bio-trade Programme.

You can also share your ideas and questions by sending your letters to: “Our Environment”, C/o EIT Division. Environmental Protection Agency, Lot 7 Broad and Charles Street, Charlestown, GEORGETOWN. Or email us at eit.epaguyana@gmail.com with questions and comments.

Man stabbed to death defending younger brother
ANTHONY Samaroo, 28, of Levi Dam, Angoy’s Avenue, Greater New Amsterdam, Berbice, was stabbed to death with a pitchfork on Wednesday.

Police said it happened while he was defending his younger siblings during a brawl with three other men.

He died about 22:00 h at New Amsterdam Hospital, following the 11:30 h incident when his 15-year-old brother was involved in an argument with three brothers who allegedly, assaulted him, Police said.

After being informed about it, Samaroo confronted the three assailants and the physical altercation resulted in his death while being treated for his injuries, Police confirmed.

No arrests had been made up to press time.

Gunman robs cop at Square of the Revolution
POLICE Constable Troy Canterbury was shot and injured during a robbery at Square of the Revolution, in Georgetown, about 23:05 h Wednesday.

He was in a parked motor vehicle on nearby Vlissengen Road, when the attack by two men took place.

One of the duo brandished a handgun and demanded Canterbury’s valuables.

Police reported that Canterbury resisted and was wounded on his right knee when the gunman fired at him.

The report said an armed policeman, on duty at Castellani House, along Vlissengen Road, heard the gunfire and responded, discharging several rounds in the direction of the fleeing bandits but they escaped.

Police said it is not known if any of the robbers was hit but Canterbury, 25, of Lot 49 G.B. Dam, Timehri, East Bank Demerara, was treated at Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH) and sent away.
He said the decision to proceed with regularising was also taken following representation by many persons claiming to be owners/occupants.

Accreditation started in progress towards staging CARIFESTA X
THE accreditation process for the tenth Caribbean Festival of Creative Arts (CARIFESTA X) has started, with the CARIFESTA Secretariat, in Middle Street, Georgetown, being temporarily used for the purpose.

Minister of Culture, Youth and Sport, Dr. Frank Anthony, made the announcement yesterday at his weekly media briefing there.

Efforts are being finalised to create a centre for it next to the secretariat but staff there and Government officials have already been accredited, he said.

Anthony said, next week, all volunteers, dramatists and more groups will complete the process and Trinidad and Tobago, the Bahamas, Montserrat, the Cayman Islands and Turks and Caicos Islands are among the countries that have concluded the procedure.

He reported that the Amerindian Village being created at Sophia Exhibition Complex should be completed next week, if good weather prevails, but the construction is 80 per cent finished.

Anthony said only a few of the 800 participants who undertook the $18M United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) funded theatre training have dropped out and those remaining have done the technical phase and secured jobs through which they are appearing in several television commercials.

He announced that the play ‘Silk Cotton Tree’, directed by University of Guyana (UG) lecturer, Mr. Al Creighton, will soon go on stage at the refurbished Theatre Guild Kingston playhouse and work has begun on all major aspects of the opening ceremony at the National Stadium, Providence, East Bank Demerara.

Anthony said, to date, Demerara Distillers Limited (DDL) has contributed $10M towards the super concerts and has sponsored one of the four.

He appealed to other corporate entities to come on board and sponsor the others.

Anthony disclosed that local folk songs will be recorded on compact discs (CDs) and be available to visitors, adding that competent members of the public should apply to become master/mistress of ceremonies at CARIFESTA events.

He indicated that 30 persons are required for the regional venues that will host activities for the mega event.

Regional Nights
Regional Nights will be hosted by Regions Two (Pomeroon/Supenaam), Three (West Demerara/Essequibo Islands), Five (Mahaica/Berbice), Six (East Berbice/ Corentyne) and Ten (Upper Demerara/Berbice).

Anthony said those will be held on August 23 at Anna Regina Community Centre Ground in Region Two; August 24 at Uitvlugt Community Centre Ground in Region Three; August 28 at Mackenzie Sports Club Ground in Region 10; August 29 at Albion Community Centre Ground in Region Six and August 30 at Blairmont Community Centre ground in Region Five.

He said local submissions for the Child Art Competition have been judged and an exhibition of the entries will be mounted.

The prizes for the first, second and third place winners in all the categories are the same.

In the eight to eleven years category, Natasha Issacs, of Lot 31 Garden of Eden, East Bank Demerara was first prize and won a ‘Mountain’ bicycle and a $15,000 voucher.

Rensca Fraser, of Lot 57 David Street, Kitty and Angelica Holder, of Lot 92 Riverside Drive, Mackenzie, Linden, secured the second and third prizes, respectively.

Fraser will get a DVD player and a $10,000 book voucher while Holder is to collect one Ipod and a $5,000 book voucher.

Among the 12 to 14 years old, Chantel Lewis, of Lot 35 Craig Street, Campbellville was first; Devir Henry, of Annai Secondary School, Rupununi, was second and John Charles third.

Winston Alexander, of Hauraruni, along Soesdyke/Linden Highway, was adjudged the winner in the 15 to 18 years group; Anesia Issacs, of Old Road, Land of Canaan, East Bank Demerara, second and Ernesta Nelson, of Golden Grove Secondary School, East Coast Demerara, third.

The organisers of the contest are yet to receive work from the other participating countries, the minister said, but, next Wednesday, painting of blocks on the Georgetown seawall will be open to competitors between the ages of three and 18 years.

Anthony said, as part of the Public Art Competition, two additional murals will be unveiled at the National Cultural Centre (NCC) and work is being done on a sculpture and another piece depicting mining.

Charter flights
He said his ministry is aware of the recent spike in airline tickets but will negotiate with the Ministry of Tourism to secure additional and special charter flights during CARIFESTA.

Anthony said that is being done to encourage persons overseas to visit Guyana and be part of the festival.

According to him, CARIFESTA X, in addition to developing the local entertainment industry, could serve as a springboard to advance sport and culture tourism, too.

In that regard, a Canadian delegation has made arrangements to be here on August 19.

Anthony revealed that $5M each have been allocated for organisers of the Hindu, Muslim and Christian nights and entry to those will be free.

He said tickets will be distributed in order to reduce congestion and ensure crowd control.

Representing the Christian community, Reverend Kwame Gilbert acknowledged the privilege of being participants and said preparations are underway.

He said overseas artistes and local talents are being sought, including for the singing of gospel songs.

Gilbert said the Christian community is mobilising and looking at other areas of creativity and ‘CARIFESTA Gospel Fest’ is targeted to woo 10,000 people and will include an exhibition of books and songs by its members.

The programme starts August 28 at 18:00 h at the National Stadium.

GNBS seizes matches, cigarettes not in compliance
GUYANA National Bureau of Standards (GNBS) inspectors have conducted surveillance inspections at approximately 800 shops and other retail outlets throughout Georgetown, East Coast and East Bank Demerara, to ensure that all safety matches and cigarettes on sale comply with the stipulated benchmarks.

A press release said the exercise was undertaken on the basis of information received by the watchdog agency about the poor and inadequately labelled products being sold on the local market.

The release said, resulting from the undertaking, 141 boxes of ‘Five Star’, 700 boxes of ‘Comet’ and 280 boxes of ‘Volcano’ matches were seized and removed because they were not in compliance with the requirements.

In addition, six cartons, seven packets and sticks of ‘Silver Elephant’, 61 cartons and 11 packs of ‘GT Smart’ and five packets of ‘BT’ cigarettes were confiscated, as not being compliant with the specification for labelling such commodities.

The release said GNBS is concerned that importers and dealers are continuing to import and sell non-complying safety matches and cigarettes that can have adverse impacts on the health and safety of consumers, despite numerous efforts by the standards monitoring body.

In some cases, the labels of safety matches lack key information such as the name and address of the manufacturer, importer or distributor, the country of origin and the cautionary warning ‘Keep out of reach of children’.

They should also have information indicating precautions to be taken by users of the products and previous tests proved that some matches failed to meet inspection and testing requirements, the statement said.

It added a GNBS appeal to consumers not to purchase the improperly labelled products.

Police report more success with ‘Operation Safeway’
THE Guyana Police Force (GPF) has reported more success from its continuing zero tolerance traffic enforcement campaign ‘Operation Safeway’.

A release said a total of 6,929 cases were made against defaulting road users in June.

The release said the more prevalent offences were:

* breach of traffic lights 73;
* speeding 2,606;
* overloaded mini-buses 671;
* failure to wear seatbelts 144;
* obstruction 318;
* failure to wear safety helmets 86;
* unlicensed driving 321;
* breach of insurance 182;
* stopping within 30 feet of a corner 296 and
* unlighted bicycles 69.

The GPF said the efforts of its ranks have resulted in a significant decrease in road fatalities for the period January 1 to June 30.

Ninety-three persons died on the roads as a result of accidents for that period last year and 48 this year.

Streets closing for Police Anniversary Route March today
THE Guyana Police Force (GPF) has announced the closure of several streets to facilitate its 169th Anniversary Route March today.

The procession begins at 06:30 h from the Tactical Services Unit (TSU) Square, Eve Leary and the thoroughfares to be closed in Georgteown, between 06:00 h and 14:00 h, are along the route, from Police Headquarters, 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 North into Police Headquarters.

A release regretted the minor inconvenience to early morning motorists, as traffic will be controlled by Police ranks at those intersections where the parade is passing.

Twenty-six units are expected to participate in the march during which salutes will be taken by the Minister of Home Affairs, Mr. Clement Rohee, outside his ministry in Brickdam and by Acting Commissioner of Police Henry Greene outside Force Headquarters on Young Street.

The Parade Commander will be Assistant Commissioner Leroy Brumell.