– met with minibus, hire car drivers and business owners

COMMANDER of Regional Division Three (Essequibo Islands-West Demerara), Assistant Commissioner, Khali Pareshram, and his administrative team, on Tuesday, conducted an outreach at the Vreed-en-Hoop Stelling area, where they met and interacted with several drivers of hire cars and Route 31 minibuses regarding the daily traffic hazard in that area and the reported ‘bullying’ by private hire car drivers.
Commander Pareshram, his deputy Superintendent, R. Stanley and the Regional Traffic Officer, Assistant Superintendent Jagnanan, listened to their concerns and promised to put systems in place to curb lawlessness.

Other issues raised related to touting and soliciting passengers.
Some business proprietors highlighted blockage of their active driveway, causing them discomfort in easy access to their business premises.
Several liquor bars/shops were visited, and the owners were advised to maintain law and order as it related to loud and continuous noise and to desist from any such practice. Commander Pareshram said anyone found in breach will be prosecuted.

The Commander and his team also did a ‘walk-about’ to ensure persons complied with the known offence of ‘encumbering the roadways’.
Several heavily tinted motor vehicles were seen parked on the roadways. The registration numbers were taken for necessary action.
Also present during the outreach were Woman Inspector S. Noble, the Inspector in-charge of Vreed-en-Hoop Police Station, and Woman Sergeant Evans, the Subordinate Officer in-charge of Vreed-en-Hoop station.