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Another 16 wardens certified to police environmental laws
The second batch for the corps of wardens graduated recently at the Guyana Police Training Centre.
Sixteen men and women were certified as Supernumerary Constables with the authority to enact Guyana’s environmental and conservation laws.
Addressing the newly accredited officers, Minister of Natural Resources Raphael Trotman advised that they see themselves as part of the country’s security force.
“You have been trained, empowered, sworn in as officers of the GPF…that carries with it a tremendous weight. You have the patrimony of the state in your hands, we speak of the biodiversity, we speak about the people, rivers, the waters, the mountains, the birds, the trees that is what you have been asked to do, to come alongside the Police and the Guyana Defence Force when necessary to lend support – you are not alone in yourself, you are adjoined to the security force of this country,” the minister explained.
Minister Trotman described the graduation as a profound moment, explaining that the project was initiated in 2016 by President David Granger, who believed that the nation needed a complement of officers to protect, preserve and conserve Guyana’s natural resources.
There are currently 41 wardens.
Sitting from left: Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Natural Resources, Joslyn McKenzie; Commissioner of Police (ag) David Ramnarine; Minister of Natural Resources, Raphael Trotman; Derrick Lawrence, Director of Compliance, Ministry of Natural Resources; Maxine Graham, DSM, Assistant Commissioner of Police and the second batch of wardens.
Commissioner of Police (ag.) David Ramnarine called on the officers to be cognisant of the difference between liberty and servitude.
“One of the key things you need to understand also is that you have chosen to serve the public in some specific capacity, so that puts you on a higher footing. Members of the public should be looking up to you.”
The five-week training programme was a collaborative effort between the Ministry of Natural Resources, Ministry of Public Security, the Guyana Forestry Commission, the Environmental Protection Agency, National Parks Commission and the Wildlife Agency
It commenced on November 13, 2017, and saw covered topics such as ethics in law enforcement, custody of prisoners, use of force, ethics in law enforcement and occupational health and safety.
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