Ramnarine promises improved crime prevention

Acting Commissioner David Ramnarine (seated third, from left) along with acting Crime Chief Paul Williams (seated second, from left) and other senior police ranks along with the graduates of the four courses yesterday.

Acting Police Commissioner David Ramnarine yesterday said that while a lot is being done to prosecute criminals, more will be done in the area of crime prevention.

Ramnarine made the pronouncement at a joint graduating ceremony, held at the Guyana Police Force Officers’ Training Centre, for 101 ranks from the Joint Services and the labour department, who successfully completed four training courses.

The participants who completed the Elementary Prosecutors’ Course, the Continuous Professional Development Programme, the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) Induction and the Special Constable Initial Training, were drawn from the Guyana Police Force, the Guyana Defence Force, the Guyana Revenue Authority, the Department of Labour of the Ministry of Social Protection, the City Constabulary and the Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit (CANU).