Georgetown: In order to strengthen and foster a closer relationship between the City Constabulary and Law Enforcement Agencies, Town Clerk of Georgetown Royston King, Chief Constable Andrew Foo and other senior Officers of the Council met with Traffic Chief, Superintendent Mr. Dion Moore, at City Hall Monday.
According to acting Public Relations Officer Debra Lewis, the initiate will promote a strong and lasting partnership which would allow for training and collaboration in traffic management and other areas of law enforcement.
She explained that the City Constabulary and the Police Traffic Department were able to identify the common challenges they faced in managing traffic in the City. Also, they were able to come up with common solutions to address the same.
Traffic Chief, Dion Moore said that the collaboration is good since it will improve the way traffic is managed in the City of Georgetown.
The Officers of the City Constabulary, Traffic Management Unit are expected to be a part of a combined training programme which will be facilitated by the Guyana Police Force. This training is slated for Saturday January 30th, 2016. The focus of the programme is to build the capacity of the Traffic Management Unit of the City Constabulary Department. Also, shortly City Police men and women would be trained to be Traffic Police Outriders.
“It was agreed that a ticketing system could be implemented by the Council to address the breach of traffic regulations by drivers and conductors. The application of the ticketing system offers a solution for the collection of traffic violation fines and fees, which can be transferred to Department at the end of the process. Also, the ticketing system allows for the recording of various traffic violations,” Ms Lewis noted.
Town Clerk, Royston King said this is a first of a series of meetings that would be held with the Guyana Police Force. The new collaboration would focus on enhancing the capacity of the City’s oldest law enforcement agency, so that citizens can benefit for a better quality service. “It is important that the Municipality collaborate with other agencies that have similar, objectives and goals” King said.
The Town Clerk noted that the Council is working assiduously to provide appropriate training for all Municipal workers since this is important for institutional strengthening.
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