Several members of the Joint Services are currently at the Officers’ Training Centre, Camp Road, where senior Officers of the Guyana Police Force are conducting an election preparedness training session ahead of the upcoming Local Government Election slated to be held in June 2023.
The training session targets members of the Guyana Police Force, Guyana Defence Force, Guyana Fire Service and the Guyana Prison Service at levels of Deputy Commanders, Junior Officers and Senior Non-Commission Officers.
It is geared towards enhancing their knowledge base as members of the Joint Services and their roles and responsibilities on, during and after election day at the various countrywide polling places.
The training, which is being conducted in preparation for the upcoming Local Government Elections, covers the following areas:
1) Security of Polling Stations
2) Use of force in internal security operations
3) Legal framework for the use of force in internal security operations
4) Guidelines for responding to serious crimes and unusual occurrences
5) Role of the GPF/GDF in internal security operations
6) Joint response to riots, jailbreaks, hostage-taking and fires
7) Passage of information and reporting incidents on election day
Overseeing today’s session are Commander 4’A’, Assistant Commissioner Simon McBean, Commander 4’C’, Assistant Commissioner Khali Pareshram, and Commander 4’B’, Senior Superintendent Mahendra Singh.
Also present are Deputy Commanders: Superintendent John Barker, Superintendent Alistair Roberts, and Superintendent Ravindra Stanley, along with other senior and junior members of the Guyana Police Force.
Senior Lt. Colonels Rodney and Mendonca from the GDF, Divisional Officer Mc Donald from the Guyana Fire Service, Senior Superintendents Cox and Gyandat from the Guyana Prison Service were among those from the GDF, GFS and the Guyana Prison Service.
(Report/photos by Corporal Avindra Rajballi)
