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Former Public Security Minister under ‘A Partnership for National Unity and Alliance for Change’ (APNU+AFC) Government Khemraj Ramjattan said there has been a regression in the policies that were put in place under the APNU+AFC Administration.
Ramjattan noted that two critical issues are dogging the Peoples Progressive Party Civic (PPP/C ) Government, one is the “non-implementation of studies from what the British Security Sector Report had brought forward.” He added that these studies were to ensure a more professional Guyana Police Force (GPF) and a better structure for the GPA information network, that could feed the police strategic unit with information to fight crime and to acquire information from within the criminal networks.
The Leader of the AFC added that all the recommendations from the British were taken off the table by the PPP/C. He said secondly “We were preparing for a Police Maritime Unit, Aviation Unit and we had wanted all of that to be then implemented at around the time when we said we would get the oil monies because the British was saying that when we do these studies don’t put them on the shelf and I had indicated that we would have the money at that time to do all the necessaries enhancing the infrastructure of the Police Force making them far more comfortable, giving them better salaries. Quite frankly nothing as far as I am aware from those tremendous numbers of studies has been implemented as a matter of fact the PPP/C has taken it off the table Ramjattan said.
Ramjattan, a Member of Parliament (MP) was at the time speaking on our affiliate program ‘In The Ring’ on social media, was questioned on his insight of the increase in crime and criminal activities across Guyana. MP Ramjattan said the “2am curfew” that was implemented under the APNU+AFC which facilitated the closure of liquor shops and striptease facilities that were creating havoc in the forms of breaking up homes and causing domestic violence against women had a positive impact on the reduction of crimes.
He added that Saturday mornings brought major numbers of domestic violence complaints, “You know that Friday nights the fellas drink plenty and on Saturday mornings a major set of domestic violence occurred because obviously the lady would ask why yuh come home suh late, yuh done all the money and fights would break ou.t” Ramjattan stated that when the police enforced the closure of the rum shops “ the rates of the domestic violence during weekends dropped dramatically, the statistics are in the Ministry of Public Security.
Additionally, the MP said the PPP/C administration seem not to understand, “with the accidents, the carnage on our roads, minimizing the hours and times of drinking would help to reduce crime and the domestic situation in Guyana as well as implementing policies.” The AFC Leader said what obtains now under the Peoples Progressive Party Civic is a free for all. “The businessmen who influences the politics and the policies of the PPP, some of these club owners and so on who make millions on weekends, said allow us to make our millions.” The AFC Leader said the PPP/C do not understand, a culture then evolves where rum shops all over Guyana on the East Coast, West Coast Berbice and Corentyne open all hours of the day and patrons without designated drivers create havoc and carnage on the roadways and we lose not only the destruction of property but the destruction of lives.”
