Some fisher folk are against a suggestion that they be licensed to carry guns to protect themselves against pirate attacks and have indicated that they would prefer mid-ocean patrols instead, according to Public Security Minister Khemraj Ramjattan.
“I told them that it’s too expensive. The other [alternative] is to arm them and whenever anybody come to harm them they can take care of themselves but a lot of them seem reluctant to do that,” Ramjattan told reporters last Friday shortly after handing over 11 patrol vehicles to the Guyana Police Force.
Ramjattan said patrols could be possible if there is
