The theme of the Guyana Police Force’s (GPF) Annual Police Officers Conference, held during last week, was “Promoting improvement of public trust and confidence, maintaining safety and security through competence, professionalism and partnership.” Against the background of this theme, President Irfaan Ali urged the GPF to up its game. He told the Police that the Government is going to invest in them so that homes and businesses will become safer places. He promised tools to do the job, the best environment and the best facilities, enhancement of forensic and investigative capacity, improved technology and intensification of regionalization. President Ali gave recognition to the fact that all is not well with the GPF. Thus, he recognized incidents which have brought the GPF into disrepute and hurt its attempt to improve its relations with the public. He expressed the need for interventions to boost public confidence in its work and improve its relations with communities and citizens.
