Orealla, Siparuta get Community Policing Groups

May 12, 2008 News

OREALLA, CORENTYNE RIVER — The Amerindian reservations of Orealla and Siparuta, on the Corentyne River, are now deriving benefits from the establishment of two community policing groups in those areas.
According to Assistant Commissioner Clinton Conway, who heads Division ‘B’ of the Guyana Police Force, the Orealla and Siparuta Community Policing Groups were both established in April. The two combined have a total membership of 26, with an almost equal amount of men and women.

The Orealla and Siparuta Community Policing Groups take to 58 the total number of such groups between Abary, on the West Coast of Berbice, and Orealla/Siparuta, on the Corentyne River. On May 4th, Commander Conway and Assistant Superintendent Steve Mansell visited the Orealla reservation, where they held a one-day training session for members of both groups.

According to Commander Conway, the participants were exposed to training in several areas, including the role and responsibility of community policing group members, and the general powers of arrest and observation.

The instructors also touched on information gathering and discipline. Conway said that he is heartened by the response of the persons in those communities.

The move to establish community policing groups in those localities would assist in providing better service and protection to not only the reservations, but surrounding areas.

Up to December 2007, there were 40 community policing groups in Division ‘B’ of the Guyana Police Force, with 525 members. To date this year, 18 more groups were added, this includes those resuscitated as well as new ones. This takes to 776 the number of community policing group members in East and West Berbice as at May 2008.

Last week, Councillor of the Orealla Village Council, Laddy Peneux, said that the villagers are pleased with this new development since the life styles of many in those reservations are changing rapidly.

According to him, there are no incidents of serious crime, but petty ones are increasing. He cited the new airstrip, the electrification programme, and the new stelling as some of the latest forms of development taking place in Orealla.

He noted that, with Orealla being 53 miles up the Corentyne River, and neighbouring Siparuta being approximately 10 miles from Orealla, putting an airstrip there was a good move. He said that they are grateful to Government.

“We welcome it, we never had an airstrip. They said it is for emergency purposes, and if it was built for that purpose we are thankful. We normally have to bring our emergency cases out by boat, and on the way out some of them die.” Meanwhile, the electrification drive is to be completed in June.

This programme is being done through the Ministry of Amerindian Affairs, he explained. Work began in April, and so far the poles have been planted, wires are in place, and they are waiting for the construction of the generator hut. This would be the first time these villages would receive electricity.

And the stelling is near completion. Work started during the first week of this month and should wrap up within the next two weeks. It is being executed by the Orealla Village Council.

Mr. Peneux said that with the extra boost from the community policing groups, the Police ranks stationed there can be on top of the situation.

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