— through agreement with Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and industry

A FIVE-YEAR Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) will see the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) supporting the Guyana Police Force (GPF) in building capacity while improving relationships in critical areas.

These areas include customer relations, security management, financial management, accounting training, scholarships for youths and other support services and resources that will aid the progression of the Force.
According to the GPF, the simple yet significant ceremony will see the two organisations partnering, with emphasis placed on improving the delivery of quality services.

The agreement was signed on Monday in the GCCI’s boardroom, Waterloo Street, North Cummingsburg, Georgetown by Deputy Commissioner ‘Administration’ (ag), Calvin Brutus and GCCI’s Junior Vice-President/Chairman of the Security and Governance Committee, Kester Hutson.
GCCI will similarly assist the GPF with equipment procurement, community relations and other activities and programmes.

“We are very proud to be at this stage of signing this MoA, which speaks to increasing the relationship between the Guyana Police Force and the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry,” said Hutson.
Hutson pointed out that the GCCI looks forward to collaborate and strategically partner with the Police Force over the next five years with the aim to improve the overall quality of service being provided to members of the public across Guyana.

Deputy Commissioner Administration (ag), Calvin Brutus, also lauded the collaboration between the Force and the Chamber and indicated that a main pillar of the Force’s strategic plan is partnership, which is critical to the vision of the GPF.

Brutus also alluded to the fact that the GPF has had engagements with the GCCI in the past and he was pleased that, moving forward, the strengthening of these bonds of friendship and partnership will be done in a more structured way.

The signing of the MoA was testament to that commitment, he said.
GCCI’s Executive Director, Richard Rambarran and Secretary/Chairperson of the Green Economy Committee, Shaleeza Shaw, along with Head of the Force’s Strategic Planning Unit, W/Assistant Superintendent, Nicola Kendall and Head of the Corporate Communications Unit, Mark Ramotar were among those who witnessed the signing of the partnership agreement.