THE Association of Women Police of the Guyana Police Force yesterday held its first ever hat show and tea party at the Police Officers Mess Hall Eve Leary, and it was decided that it will now be an annual event.Speaking with the media at the event yesterday, Senior Superintendent Maxine Graham, President of the Association of Women Police, said that they decided to host the event to raise funds to offset expenses for bursaries for the top performers among children of police officers who wrote the recent National Grade Six assessment examination.

She said that in the past the bursary would usually cater for the five top performers but this year they plan to cater for the top six performers and from this year they will be hosting events to support the bursary awards.
The tea party and hat show had four competing categories: Elegant, Tropical, Comical and an Open Category, the latter being designed for the participation of children only.
The afternoon’s proceedings were chaired by the actress, Simone Downing, while there were three judges. Ladies of the Guyana Police Force and some guests graced the event with their presence, and did not spare anything in flaunting their hats and sipping tea sweetened by Guyana’s classic “Demerara Gold” sugar.
There was also the Guyana Police Steel Band and the Force’s song bird.(Leroy Smith)