–gear gifted to Bartica by G/t businesswoman with students’ welfare at heart

OFFICER in Charge of the Bartica police, Assistant Superintendent R. Banwarie, led his force on October 27 in a distribution of sports gear (footballs and volleyballs) at the Bartica and Three Miles Secondary schools, and in the Batavia, Kartabo and Goshen communities.The sports gear was made available by businesswoman Mrs. Callender of New Market and Camp Streets in Georgetown, who piloted the idea of providing the means to have the Bartica students utilise their free time meaningfully through sporting activities.

The Bartica police also welcomed the gesture as a proactive collective community and police response towards appropriate career guidance for the youths by having them simply engaged in the right activities; for through sports, healthy minds and bodies are also built.

The Bartica police recently began working along with the Agatash Community Development Council (CDC) to clear away bushes that were encroaching on the Agatash Community Centre Ground, a place youths utilise for sporting activities.