THERE will be 15 government agencies at booths displaying their goods and services on June 17 as the police in ‘G’ Division (Essequibo) partner with both the public and private sectors to launch a Career Day Fair, Divisional Commander, Senior Superintendent of Police Stephen Mansell has confirmed.
This was disclosed during a recent outreach with youths at the Dartmouth Community Centre, where the commander interacted with over 45 unemployed men and women.
“There are a number of unemployed and early school-leavers at Dartmouth,” the commander said.

Noting that the upcoming Career Day fair will be held at Damon Square, Anna Regina, Commander Mansell encouraged the young adults to take advantage of the opportunity, since being gainfully employed can create many avenues for further development in life.
Some of the agencies expected to be at the Career Fair are the Guyana Revenue Authority, Lands and Surveys, Guyana Forestry Commission, Guyana Energy Agency, Ministry of Public Health, Ministry of Education, Republic Bank, Guyana Elections Commission, Guyana Defence Force, Police Force and the Fire Service amongst others from the private sector.

Meanwhile, the commander noted that evidence strongly suggests that the lack of jobs amongst youths and an increases in poverty lead to increased violent crimes. He explained that the high unemployment rate among the youth had huge implications for crime and violence and it was the duty of law enforcement to assist the youths to stay focused in order to build a better society.