THE annual Officers’ Conference of the Guyana Police Force (GPF) is set to begin on March 12, at the Force’s Headquarters, Eve Leary. Head of State, President Donald Ramotar is slated to deliver the feature address, and will address several key issues, according to Head of the Presidential Secretariat, Dr. Roger Luncheon. Speaking at his weekly post-Cabinet media briefing today, Dr. Luncheon said that President Ramotar will have an “excellent opportunity” to reflect on security reform and its future for and in the GPF, and “vicariously” the citizens of Guyana. The president, it was also noted, is “most unlikely to avoid highlighting the impact of sustained resourcing.”  This, Dr. Luncheon said, refers to the provision of financial, capital goods, and political will and moreover, the last three years of the president’s tenure in office.
Mention will also be made of the satisfaction of the provision of aid in various forms from the United Kingdom, the United States and other nations, the cabinet secretary added. These aid programmes were facilitated under the Memorandum of Understanding with the UK; the Caribbean Basin Security Initiative (CBSI) with the USA; the Inter-American Development Bank and the Citizens Security Initiative, initiated by the Home Affairs Ministry and expanded under the sector minister.
The officer corps of the GPF will also be enlightened by the president and Commander-in-Chief of the current administration’s vision for the “life of the 11th parliament and beyond,” the cabinet secretary further added.