A United States-funded $200M programme will heighten the use of video evidence in crime solving and the government here is upbeat about its likely impact.
The three-year Strengthening of the Criminal Justice System programme was yesterday lauded by Minister of Public Security Khemraj Ramjattan.
“This generation of training is very important because …it is preparation for a better security and a better protection in years to come and that augurs very, very well for the people of Guyana,” he said of the grant aid project.
He was speaking at the unveiling of the project, which is funded by the US State Department through the ongoing Caribbean Basin Security Initiative (CBSI).
“The main objective of this programme will be to increase effective criminal investigation in Guyana that leads to strong prosecutions and trials by boosting the technical capacity of the police, prosecutors and magistrates to work with criminal evidence in a supportive environment,” US Ambassador to Guyana Perry Holloway told the launch at the US Embassy in Georgetown.
