-slams Gouveia

President Bharrat Jagdeo yesterday flayed Captain Gerry Gouveia’s criticisms of the two Bell 206 helicopters which were purchased to battle rising crime, saying that the former army pilot’s comments were silly and unfortunate.

Gouveia had told this newspaper in an interview on Friday that the choppers were not suited to fighting crime, noting that taxpayers’ money would have been better spent repairing the army’s Bell 412 helicopter which has been out of operation for over two years now.