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The Private Sector Commission (PSC) on Tuesday said it had no problem with the Guyana Police Force’s (GPF) Special Organised Crime Unit (SOCU) investigating alleged corruption in that law enforcement agency, despite calls in other quarters for an independent probe. “SOCU was designed, in 0ur view, to be that source to do police investigation and other investigation as it was ...

The Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) on Monday registered its concern that the Guyana Police Force (GPF) was investigating alleged corruption in that law enforcement agency, and recommended that other agencies be involved in an independent probe. GCCI President, Kester Hutson told Demerara Waves Online News that in addition to the Police Service Commission, government and civil society ...

by GHK Lall I deal with the ‘ruff’ stuff, as usual, and in this instance, Home Affairs Minister Robeson Benn. What others bypass, as usual, I dive into, head-on. I am as one with Minister Benn breaking his peace and blasting away at the Guyana Police Force (police), at the “endemic corruption, unprofessional conduct, and abysmal service standards” (Home Affairs ...

Two Guyana Defence Force soldiers were Thursday arrested for using an army vehicle to transport 154 pounds of marijuana found in their possession at the time of their arrest, the Guyana Police Force (GPF) said. “Police stopped the vehicle along the Coverden Public Road, East Bank Demerara, in the vicinity of the Prairie Hotel, and a search was conducted during ...

The Minister of Home Affairs, Robeson Benn, on Tuesday said the Guyana Police Force’s (GPF’s) “biggest immediate ongoing problem” was alleged corruption in procurement which was now the subject of investigation. “They have started reviews and investigations and audits in relation to the Guyana Police Force and also in relation to the other two agencies,” he said in reference to ...

The Minister of Home Affairs, Robeson Benn, on Tuesday scolded the Guyana Police Force for poor quality members, despite a 20 percent drop in serious crimes for about four years, saying the time has come for them to cease taking bribes, end wearing a lot of valuable jewellery as a sign that they are taking inducements, and ensure police stations’ ...

A male Superintendent of Police has been stripped of his command after a male constable complained that he was sexually assaulted by the police officer, the Guyana Police Force said Saturday. “This allegation is being treated very seriously, and the Superintendent has been relieved of command as the probe continues,” the law enforcement agency said in a statement. Police said ...

The Guyana government on Friday announced that it has banned the use of “Negro” and “East Indian” in official records of police and health sector facilities, in the wake of recent concerns about the use of “negro” to describe the detention of a political activist for cybercrime offences. “Recognizing that many Guyanese find the terms “negro” and “east Indian” offensive, ...

Three Guyana Police Force (GPF) training centres across the country have been accredited by the United States-headquartered International Association of Directors of Law Enforcement Standards and Training (IADLEST) at that organisation’s conference currently underway in the state of Arizona, the US Embassy said. The diplomatic mission, Pan American Development Foundation (PADF) and the police force made the announcement that the ...

The Guyana Police Force (GPF) was Sunday mum on whether intelligence gathering and espionage agents of its ranks on Saturday continued to engage in overt rather than covert operational activities, in contrast to decades of practice. The GPF did not acknowledge that any 0f the agents who confronted it were present during the arrest of a man on Brutus Street, ...