Police launch youth group at Bath Settlement

Assistant Superintendent, Joshua Harvey-John hands over some of the cricket gear to Naipaul Molaha in the presence of other officers and group members    

Police in ‘B’ Division launched a youth group at Bath Settlement, West Coast Berbice on Friday with the hope of reducing violence and social problems.

Officer in charge of the Fort Wellington Station, Joshua Harvey-John told the youths that the police would provide sessions on topics such as drug abuse and all forms of violence to ensure a safer community.

He told them too that they would not only be trained to play different sports like cricket but would also learn to use the steel-pan.

Harvey-John, who is also an assistant superintendent,