Latest update September 18th, 2026 10:25 AM
Police now have access to live footage from the DHB
Police officers can now access live CCTV feeds from the eastern and western sides of the Demerara Harbour Bridge (DHB), without leaving their offices, thanks to collaboration between the DHB and the Guyana Police Force.
Adams (left) standing with ‘A’ Division Commander in front of the computer system.
During a simple ceremony at the Brickdam Police Station yesterday, General Manager of the DHB, Rawlston Adams handed over a computer system to Commander of ‘A’ Division, Clifton Hicken.
With the computer system, police officers will be able to view the daily “happenings” at the DHB via the surveillance cameras.
The project has a price tag of $3.1M. The investment is shared by the two entities.
According to Adams, out of 26 cameras, ranks will have access to 18 which will enable them to identify the type, colour and registration number of vehicles.
Using these cameras, policemen can also pinpoint the driver of the vehicles.
Kaieteur News was told that after a series of events where police officers had to visit the Bridge to review the security cameras, the decision was made to allow them to have access to live feeds.
According to the General Manager, discussions of having the project up and running, started some three years ago but had to be placed on hold when the administrative office of the Bridge shifted to another building.
“It’s a collaboration of an effort between the DHB and the police to share our camera signals. It started three years ago when the DHB decided to implement our camera system as part of the improvement in terms of our tool collection and monitoring but then what we realized is that we were getting calls from the police and the public for assistance as part of their crime fighting effort,” Adams said.
He added that it was then decided to transfer signals from the DHB to the police.
“It would enable the police to monitor activities that are happening in a real time basis or they can go after the fact and pull up the recording if they want to review any situation,” Adams told Kaieteur News.
He further posited that the recording is being done on a 24 hour basis and has a shelf life of three months.
Hicken thanked officials at the Bridge for providing the Force with the CCTV cameras which will enable them to access live recording throughout the day.
Meanwhile, there are several calls from members of the public to have surveillance cameras installed throughout the Bridge and not only at the two ends.
On December 26, last, 76-year-old Banalo Motilall of Herstelling, East Bank Demerara (EBD) disappeared from his home without a trace.
Days after, it was reported that the pensioner who is both mute and deaf was seen crossing the DHB. Family members visited officials from the Bridge and requested to view their cameras.
The camera clearly showed Motilall heading to the Bridge from the eastern side but he never made it to the other end.
To date, the fate of Motilall is unknown.
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