Two hundred bicycles and accessories were handed over on Friday to the Guyana Police Force (GPF) and the Georgetown City Constabulary by the United States at the Tactical Service Unit Square, Eve Leary.
The donation worth over US$145,000 will see the GPF receiving 170 bicycles and 30 being allocated to the City Constabulary, according to the Department of Public Information (DPI).
Speaking at the handing over ceremony, Minister of Public Security, Khemraj Ramjattan thanked US Ambassador Perry Holloway and described the initiative as in keeping with the government’s ‘Green Economy’ agenda.
