Agriculture Ministry provides land for Community Policing Groups
-will allow for members to establish permanent outpost
Georgetown, GINA, February 3, 2008
The Ministry of Agriculture has shown its concern over the recent killings at Lusignan on the East Coast of Demerara by making several interventions, including providing the Community Policing Groups (CPGs) with a parcel of land at the back of the community.
The land is part of an area which is being used by cattle farmers, who also cultivate cash crops.
Agriculture Minister Robert Persaud met farmers and an agreement was reached to support the intervention. He said the CPGs can now use the land to establish an outpost and have a presence which will provide some level of security.
The CPG will have to work with the Guyana Police Force (GPF) to push the initiative since the land has already been made available. The outpost will not only serve Lusignan but other neighbouring communities.
Meanwhile, the Ministry has also been working with the Guyana Power and Light Company (GPL) to install electricity in the area. This has already begun.
The administration has placed major emphasis on the formation of CPGs and this was reiterated recently by President Bharrat Jagdeo when he met residents of the East Coast Demerara.
The Guyana Police Force is cognizant of the shortage of ranks and has been working with groups which complement the work of the Force in crime fighting and in bridging the gap between police and the community which is a vital link in the fight against crime.
There are 192 CPGs with 3,051 members across the country, formed on a voluntary basis and spanning the ten administrative regions.
Government has been supporting the groups with resources in the form of boats, vehicles and motor-cycles among other items.
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