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– Home Affairs Ministry, Police tightlipped Just who is responsible for dealing with the botched $19M purchase of a river craft allocated to the Guyana Police Force Maritime Unit?This question has arisen after officials of both the Ministry of Home Affairs and the Guyana Police Force remain tightlipped about the purchase.The craft,cheap nfl jerseys china, which was purchased last year,David Njoku Jersey, has not yet been put into operation since it developed engine problems on its first trial run up the Demerara River.This newspaper understands that try as they might,Dwight Howard Hawks Jersey, local authorities have not been able to source the necessary parts to repair the damaged engines, since the company that manufactured them is no longer in operation.This newspaper had first highlighted the issue in a previous article,Wholesale Cheap Jerseys, prompting a response from the Guyana Police Force.In that response the police did not address the issue of the purchase of the vessel nor the problems they are encountering but sought to refute claims that the Commissioner of Police had not commented on the matter as was stated in the article.The Police in their response had claimed that the vessel was not officially handed over to them and that officials from the Ministry of Home Affairs are engaging the seller of the craft to address the problem.But Minister of Home Affairs, Clement Rohee, when contacted yesterday told this newspaper that he had no comment on the matter,Wholesale Jerseys Free Shipping, adding that it was the police who are treating with the issue.He even referred this newspaper to the office of the Commissioner of Police.However, that exercise once again proved futile.Kaieteur News understands that although the Ministry is responsible for providing the funds for the purchase of the craft, officers from the Guyana Police Force had actually travelled overseas to procure it.This newspaper also understands that the police officers in question were under investigation over the procurement of the craft, which according to reports is presently moored at a wharf at Parika awaiting possibly two new engines.This newspaper learnt that in the first place,wholesale jerseys, the boat which runs on gasoline is more of a pleasure craft and is not suited for the operation it was bought for.According to a source,jerseys nfl wholesale, the first signs that the purchase was bad occurred when the boat was out on trial up the Demerara River.On its return trip to the maritime base one of the engines developed mechanical problems. The second engine subsequently developed similar problems.The police had announced the official handing over of the vessel sometime last year but had canceled it without explanation following the malfunctioning of the boat.This is not the first time that controversy has surrounded the procurement of equipment for the security forces.A few years ago there was some wrangling over the purchase of helicopters for the Guyana Defence Force, with several experts suggesting that the ones that were eventually acquired are not suitable for use by the army. |
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