Four former members of the Guyana Police Force who are now domiciled in the United States of America are impressed with the direction the organization is heading.The four former cops Errol Lewis, Ralph Greene, Clinton Blair and Bonita Wolfe-Woodhouse who are all members of the Association of Ex-Presidential Guards and Immigration Services APGI, New York Chapter and who are in Guyana are satisfied that despite the hardships faced by the colleagues in the Guyana Police Force, the organisation has done a great job in keeping a lid on crime.“The force is a wonderful place and if I had to live my life over again I would be a cop,NFL Jerseys China,” said Woodhouse who served at the Central Immigration and Passport Office.She said that many of her colleagues who have left the force feel that the Police Force is facing numerous challenges and for it to survive for more than 160 years is testimony to the resilience of those who put their lives on the line everyday. Members of the APGI,Wholesale NFL Jerseys, former policemen (from right) Ralph Green, Bonita Wolfe-Woodhouse, Clinton Blair,Adidas Hockey Jerseys Cheap, Errol Lewis and their local counterpart Lucius Prescott. “Many persons call the Police before they even remember their religious beliefs. Without the force I don’t think that we would have been able to walk on the streets and in fact we may not have arrived here safely,Cheap Adidas NHL Jerseys,” Woodhouse told the media.She pointed out though that there are still areas that could be bettered,Cheap Jerseys From China, and pledged the support of her group to the organization to further enhance its capabilities.Blair, who was widely respected and popularly known as ‘Manish Puppy’ said that he is generally satisfied with the overall performance of the Police.He said that he had worked directly under the present Police Commissioner Henry Greene and he is very impressed with what he has been doing so far in terms of leading the organisation.“There are a number of challenges and I know that Guyana is operating with a shortage of equipment and manpower… but with the proper training which, I am told that is in effect right now, I am sure that the force will return to its previous performances.Within previous years, the Guyana Police Force has been criticised for being less than professional and a number of its officers have been placed before the courts for various levels of corruption.The force has also been accused of carrying out extra judicial killings and torture to some extent.But the former cops are confident that with the right leadership and direction,Cheap Jerseys Online, the force will put all of this to rest and return to the professional standards that once characterised the organization.Errol Lewis who is the President of the New York Chapter of the APGI said that he has been keeping abreast with the happenings in Guyana via the Internet.“These are tough times and I think that these are tougher times than when we served. So we have to give the Police Force its due. They probably are not on par but they hung in there. We know of all the problems you had from 1992 to just about a year ago and they have survived. Actually, I think that crime is down based on the Kaieteur News and I really do believe that they will prevail,” Lewis said.Another overseas-based former cop, Ralph Green, who is employed in the technology field, noted that Guyana finds itself facing many challenges in the present technological age.He said that having information readily at hand is very critical in fighting crime and that is why one of the first initiatives of the APGI was to provide computers so that the force will be in a position to use modern technology to help it in this fight.“I think that that is one of the biggest challenges facing the Guyana police force at this time, being technologically equipped to fight crime,” Greene told the local media.Last week the APGI donated four computers to the Immigration Department and Presidential Guard of the Police Force.

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– THAG says listings may pick up in the coming yearWholesale tour operators in Europe who had promoted Guyana in their brochures have dropped the country, but the leader of the local private sector grouping of tour operators is optimistic about the future.“This is a big blow because we had only recently persuaded them to list us,cheap nfl jerseys online,” Renata Chuck-A-Sang, the President of the Tourism and Hospitality Association of Guyana (THAG) said Wednesday.THAG President Renata Chuck-A-Sang presents an award to Yog Mahadeo of GT&T for the telephone company’s support for the Association. The Award was presented at the Annual General Meeting of THAG on Wednesday. She told the annual general meeting of Association that 2008 was another challenging year for tourism because of the world economic crisis,Cheap NBA Jerseys China, with a decline in the number of bookings by local tour operators.However,Cheap NFL Jerseys Authentic, responses from recent familiarisation trips have indicated that interest in Guyana is still there and the country may pick up listings in other brochures for the coming year, Chuck-A-Sang stated.The Association, she said, has continued to build its relationship with the Guyana Tourism Authority and the Ministry of Tourism.Towards this end,Cheap Jerseys From China, she said the Association was happy that after years of lobbying the government for tourism regulations, the government this year made this a reality. However,Cheap NFL Jerseys, she said this was just the legislative portion and much work has to be done to ensure that everyone in the industry fully understands and becomes compliant with the tourism regulations.“Work in this area is not done yet and this association has pledged to work together with the Guyana Tourism Authority to ensure that the regulations remain relevant to Guyana’s tourism industry yet meets global standards in tourism,Wholesale Jerseys,” Chuck-A-Sang stated.THAG members are leaders of the tourism industry, and she therefore encouraged them to meet and exceed the requirements of the regulations.The issue of Value Added Tax (VAT) continues to be a sore point for the industry and it was a matter Chuck-A-Sang did not spare to lend a strong voice to.“We are a fledgling industry with the potential to benefit the widest cross-section of our population.“We are therefore insisting that the issue of VAT as it relates to the tourism sector be given serious re-consideration in particular when it involves interior resorts, lodges and hotels with under ten rooms,” she declared.She said the fact is Guyana’s tourism is priced out of reach of most of the country’s tourism target market.Chuck-A-Sang also pointed out that Guyana’s limited airlift continues to pose a very serious handicap to the industry.“While it is difficult to get a flight into or out of Guyana, the airport management whose revenue is mostly derived from landing fees will tell you that the number of flights into Guyana is still down,” she stated.THAG wants therefore for airlines that currently service Guyana to seriously examine the possibility of increasing the number of flights into this country.