Traffic wardens take to the streets

Minister of Home Affairs Clement Rohee being flanked on the right by acting Police Commissioner Seelall Persaud and Assistant Commissioner Balram Persaud and on the left by Traffic Chief Hugh Denhert and ‘A’ Division Commander Clifton Hickens with some of the new traffic wardens.

Traffic wardens have finally been deployed to aid the police in maintaining law and order on the roadways.

The Guyana Police Force in conjunction with the Ministry of Home Affairs, yesterday launched the Traffic Warden Pro-gramme at the Stabroek Market Square, where seven of the 11 female recruits were in attendance.

The deployment of the wardens comes three years after legislation was passed in the National Assembly paving the way for the initiative to be implemented.

According to Minister of Home Affairs Clement Rohee, the delay was due to their being a number