Guyana’s need for proper assets

Jul 22, 2010 Letters

Dear Editor,
As we look around the world at what is happening with the increase in disasters, natural and other wise, it has become necessary for us to be prepared.
Notwithstanding the “impoverish state” of Guyana’s economy ( I do not subscribe to this idea) there are things we can do to insure we are in a state of preparedness. I have watched with much despair as the water blanketing several communities and cutting off others.
As an individual who has had the privilege to travel to various parts of our naturally beautiful country. My heart goes out to persons cut off by these situations.
I must say while travelling, whether by land, water or air I was always concerned with disaster preparedness in Guyana. It goes without saying that the amount of time it takes to reach persons in distress leaves much to be desired.
The following examples come to mind:
1. Police having to move on foot over rough terrain to investigate crimes (on arrival perpetrators long gone).
2. Communities nestled in the middle of dense forest without air strips.
3. Persons involved in accidents on our vast rivers and at sea.
These are simply three reminders because this information has been on the lips of many Guyanese home and abroad. Is it not time to properly equip the Civil Defence Department so that they can respond in a timely manner to emergencies? I would like to make the following recommendations:
The police should have access to the Bell 206 to take them into areas where they need to investigate and apprehend perpetrators.
Acquire the appropriate helicopters recognising that there is a need for these assets. A wide range of helicopters can be sourced by surfing the web and necessarily going through a third party to do the work who would require some form of reward.
I presume that the world has changed so much that barter may be close to impossible these days.
The powers that be, would know more about this than I do. I am certain there are friendly countries however, once we take to them a reform crime plan they would be more than willing to support in this regard.
Perhaps we would be able to once again own and operate a pair of Russian built Mi-8’s helicopters. These are used by the UN and even the USA in certain parts of the world due to their power and capacity.
Hilbert Cuffy

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