COMMANDER of ‘D’ Division, Stephen Mansell, is implementing several social and crime prevention programmes aimed at enhancing the lives of residents on the West Coast Demerara and East Bank Essequibo, with particular focus on youths and the elderly.

He teamed up with several businessmen in Region 3 and embarked on the construction of the shed at the Den Amstel Post Office which will shield pensioners from the blazing sun and rain when they go to uplift their monthly pension.

The construction of a wooden shed has commenced after materials were donated by several business people and is expected to be completed shortly.

The Den Amstel Post Office will also be outfitted with chairs and a washroom facility, all for the comfort of the elderly and is expected to be finished by this month-end.

Mansell and a team comprising officers and businessmen also spearheaded a project in Meten-Meer-Zorg, West Coast Demerara, in which a wooden shed was in an area that was prone to flooding but the land has since been filled with dirt and cemented.

The shed has since been painted and the nearby drains cleaned and the yard weeded.

In addition, there is a seating accommodation and washroom facility for pensioners who visit to conduct business there and that project is nearing completion and will soon be commissioned by several ministers including Minister of Social Protection Volda Lawrence.

Meanwhile, 83 youths drawn from several villages on the West Coast Demerara graduated from the six-week skills training at Leonora Technical and Vocational Training Centre (LTVC) last month and were awarded with a certificate each and the top performers were given trophies.

Of the 83, 70 youths have since enrolled for the one-year diploma programme under the ‘D’ Division sponsored Project C-Pets Creating Positive Environment Through Safe Communities and Partnership with LTVC.

By Michel Outridge