Georgetown : Members of the Joint Services (Guyana Defence Force, Guyana Police Force, Guyana Fire Service and the Guyana Prison Service) hosted an appreciation ceremony at the Police Officers’ Mess, Eve Leary, to honour and their Commander-in-Chief, President Bharrat Jagdeo, who, within a few days, will be demitting Office.
Director of Prisons, Nigel Erskine said this was a very opportune time to reflect on how the Joint Services has moved to a higher level and he too highlighted the developments that the Prison Service has seen including training (for both officers and prisoners), improved accountability, and resuscitation of the agricultural aspect of the prisons among others.
Police Commissioner, Henry Greene said that President Jagdeo’s term in Office has brought tremendous and other economic success to Guyana, and highlighted some of the novel achievements that he has spearheaded including the Berbice and Takutu Bridges, Guyana National Stadium, road and water distribution networks, hospitals, schools and his efforts in the area of climate change, which earned him the title ‘Champion of the Earth’. Greene assured that the Joint Services will continue to forge ahead to ensure that safety and security are maintained in Guyana even after the President has demitted Office with the new administration.
Chief of Staff, Guyana Defence Force, Commodore Gary Best in his remarks said that the Joint Services benefitted greatly in the area of intelligence operations and recalled the expediency with which the President moved to ensure that the Army was provided with much needed air transport.
“Your leadership to and with the Joint Services has been strong…you brought a perceptive mind to the Joint Services and you kept us united despite the difficulties in Guyana,” Commodore Best said.
President Jagdeo expressed his gratitude to the Joint Services for hosting such a ceremony in his honour and said that he cherishes the work that they have done together and the achievements they have made.
The President pointed out that his interactions with the Joint Services have been predominantly productive, even though there have been instances when he has had to speak out on certain issues.
The President said that the Joint Services is comprised of very special agencies and he has worked to ensure that they are treated as such even though sometimes he has been flaked by other agencies because of the increases in allocations.
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