No quick fix for police reform

Third from left in front row, US Chargé d’Affaires Bryan Hunt, Minister Khemraj Ramjattan and other officials along with beneficiaries of the training programme.

Minister of Public Security Khemraj Ramjattan yesterday said that upgrading the police force is not a short-term project and dirty cops need to be weeded out.

Addressing police officers at a closing ceremony of the Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR) Training Programme at the Officers Training Centre on Camp Road, Ramjattan said that it will not be a quick process to upgrade the police force. “This is not T20 cricket…this is test match…so it is not going to happen in 20 overs,” he asserted.

The OPR training programme was facilitated by officials from the