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– PPP/C 18-year record to be under scrutiny People’s National Congress Reform Presidential Candidate David Granger and People’s Progressive Party/ Civic are set for their first public debate come April 20 at the University of Guyana.At the PNC/R weekly media briefing, Granger said that both he and Ramotar have been invited for their first public debate by the university as presidential candidates. According to Granger,Authentic Jerseys Cheap, it is expected that other invitations will follow as time goes by and he is prepared to engage Ramotar.Granger said what he is looking for was dealing with the PPP/C’s past 18-year record of extra judicial killings, phantom squads, collapsing stellings,Wholesale Jerseys Free Shipping, contracts among others.“Mr. Ramotar will have his work cut out since the PPP/C has a record that cannot stand public scrutiny”.Meanwhile,Cheap Jerseys From China, also during the Party’s media briefing,NFL Jerseys China, Executive member Basil Williams once again raised the issue of serious crimes being on the rise. “It is an incontrovertible fact that serious crime is on the increase in Guyana…murders and other serious crimes including domestic violence and robberies of business places appear to be the order of the day”.PPP/C Presidential Candidate Donald RamotarMaking reference to Kaieteur News publication of the 1st April 2011,Jerseys NFL Cheap, Williams said the article reported on 34 murders occurring within the last three months.“The Government must move quickly to curb this pestilence in our land. It needs to be tough on all forms of crime and to understand the causes of crime, in particular poverty”.Williams further pointed out that the Government must have the political will to implement the various recommendations of the Disciplined Forces Commission (D.F.C.) and the Security Sector Reform Action Plan (S.S.R.P.), the latter being the proposal of the British.The PNCR has long called for the Guyana Police Force’s (G.P.F.) investigative and preventative capacities to be increased by such interventions.Among the recommendations of the D.F.C. are: that a sound national criminal intelligence system should be established and maintained, and that the G.P.F. members should be encouraged to identify potential informants and gain their trust.Williams pointed out that their two recommendations are vital in crime prevention.On the investigative side, Williams pointed out that it was recommended that the Guyana Police Force acquire the means to conduct D.N.A. testing, staff the Force’s Scientific Laboratory with people who need not carry police rank and train more personnel in handwriting, finger-printing,Cheap Jerseys Free Shipping, ballistics and related fields.“The importance of gun control cannot be over emphasised; the proliferation of guns in Guyana has exacerbated the crime situation in Guyana”.It was further pointed out that there is no question that our porous borders facilitate the availability of guns in Guyana. “The Government must, therefore,China Jerseys, rise to the challenge of securing our borders”.In closing Williams added that the Government must not lose sight of the need to pay policemen and policewomen a living wage and to improve their conditions of work.PNCR Presidential Candidate David Granger |
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