President Granger calls security officials to craft crime strategy

Georgetown: Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Brigadier Retired David Granger amid escalation of crime has summoned his top security officials and Prime Minister for a major meeting Tuesday morning at his office. According to a statement from the Ministry of the Presidency, as his first order of business, on his return from the Caricom Heads of Government Meeting, President Granger will convene the high-level security meeting to craft a crime fighting strategy in light of the recent uptick in violent crimes. The meeting, the statement said, will commence at 09:00h Tuesday at the Ministry of the Presidency and will include Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo, Minister of State Joseph Harmon, Public Security Minister Khemraj Ramjattan, Police Commissioner Seelall Persaud and Chief-of-Staff of the Guyana Defence Force, Brigadier Mark Phillips.