Georgetown : The Ministry of Home Affairs’ Community Action Component (CAC) of the Citizen Security Programme (CSP) hosted a workshop which brought together a wide cross-section of stakeholders, to plan how they can make communities safer.
Community Action Specialist for CSP, Roseanne Purnwasie said that the workshop stemmed from government’s recognition of the great and urgent need to sustain the positive outcomes that it has continually worked on over the years to make communities safe.
Participants of the workshop under the theme “ Citizens working towards sustainable safe neighbourhoods”, and held at the Regency Hotel, Hadfield street, comprised community action officers, members of community action council, the police force, community policing groups, sports clubs members, religious leaders and head teachers.
A discussion session was held where they used the knowledge garnered to develop a strategic plan that would be used nationally to secure neighbourhoods.
Minister of Home Affairs Clement Rohee said the event was adjudged as necessary by Government because it offers an opportunity of making the reality of safe communities possible as the ministry is tasked with addressing issues of safety and security for the entire nation which is not an easy task, however with the implementation of the CSP more has been done in this respect.
Minister Rohee said, “this issue is an interest not to only those present but to all Guyanese as it deals with safety in our communities and by extension our country
The CSP began in 2007 with the objective of reducing crime and violence in Regions 4 and 6, as it were in those areas that the majority of crimes were reported.
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