-Rev. Massiah tells police officers

THE Guyana Police Force on Sunday morning held a Drumhead Service to kick off its 179th anniversary celebration, at the Tactical Services Unit (TSU) Drill Square, Police Headquarters, Eve Leary.

Amidst rain showers, the Drumhead Service featured songs, scriptures reading, prayers and thanksgiving, along with the piling of drums and laying of flags as the first event among many others throughout the month of July.

Attending the service was Minister of Public Security Khemraj Ramjattan; Chief of Staff of the Guyana Defence Force Brigadier Patrick West; Commissioner of Police (ag) David Ramnarine; Chief Fire Officer Marlon Gentle; Director of Prisons (ag) Gladwin Samuels; several officers and ranks of the Joint Services; and members of the diplomatic corps and other invitees.

GPF Chaplain, Reverend Patrick Doolichand opened the service with a prayer and was followed by the piling of the drums and the laying of the flags which was done by an all-female unit.

Delivering the feature address, Reverend Murtland Raphael Massiah commended the force for the good work they have done for the citizens of Guyana in the past 179 years. He encouraged the officers to rediscover and uphold the values they were raised on

“You must re-discover your set of values, you must cherish those values and you must protect those values and make those values clear and don’t shift from it, by embracing those values, you will survive [another] 179 years.”

The Drumhead Service concluded with a benediction by Reverend Massiah, singing of the national anthem and the unpiling of the drums. (DPI)