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…as ‘Cops and Faith’ reaches out to victim’s relativesCommander of the Police West Demerara Division,Wholesale Authentic Jerseys, Senior Superintendent Stephen Mansell, has assured the relatives of murdered taxi driver Colin Clarke that every effort is being made to bring his killer to justice.(From left) Commander Stephen Mansell, Claudette Clarke, Janet Clarke and Pastor Derek AndersonThe assurance was given during a visit to the dead taxi driver’s Crane Housing Scheme home yesterday as part of the Force’s “Cops and Faith Community Network”.Commander Mansell was accompanied by Pastor Derek Anderson who prayed with and provided counseling to Clarke’s elderly mother Janet and his older sister Claudette.Clarke,Cheap Jerseys From China, 57,Cheap Jerseys China, and the Toyota motorcar he was driving, disappeared two Fridays ago, the victim of another carjacking. His body was discovered almost a week later in a trench at Uitvlugt. He was apparently strangled.Pastor Anderson told this newspaper that although he has been involved in intervention as part of the cops and faith initiative, yesterday’s exercise was a bit different, since in this case he had to deal with an elderly mother and sister of a deceased, instead of the wife and children.The “Cops and Faith” initiative is the brainchild of Police Commissioner Seelall Persaud, and it involves the collaboration between the police and faith-based organizations, to effect positive intervention where necessary to cushion the effects of crime among other things.Anderson disclosed that he was touched by the outpouring of grief when Clarke’s relatives were asked how they were coping with the death.“The mother said that she usually prayed and she did pray that they would find the body and they did find it; and she’s believing and praying again that justice will be served,” Pastor Anderson told this newspaper, adding that a return visit to the family is mandatory.Anderson said that working with the police in the “Cops and Faith” programme is very fulfilling, since the interventions made so far have been fruitful.“We really partner with the police….we’ve really become friends, and we are on the same page with the police. This “Cops and Faith” initiative is definitely a win/win situation,cheap nfl jerseys,” the Pastor stated.For his part,Cheap Wholesale Jerseys, Commander Mansell said that he is very pleased to be carrying out the mandate of the commissioner with regards to working with the church to bring about positive developments in the communities on the West Coast and West Bank of Demerara.“Pastor Anderson and his team are very outstanding….we’re transforming Region Three community by community,” the Commander said.He assured that investigators on the West Coast are working on a few leads and are hoping to make a breakthrough in the murdered taxi driver’s case.Meanwhile, the police in a press release stated that during yesterday, also, senior officers along with religious leaders attached to the “Cops and Faith Community Network”, visited a member of the public who was shot and injured by armed men during a robbery at his home recently, and a policeman who was injured while on duty at a roadblock.Commander ‘A’ Division, Assistant Commissioner Clifton Hicken, along with other senior officers and Pastors David Cole and Shane Mosley,holesale NFL Jerseys, visited Nicholas Coates at his home in Bel Air Park, where he is recuperating. Prayer sessions were offered and he was given counseling by the religious leaders, while the Divisional Commander gave him words of encouragement.Coates was attacked at his home by four armed men on November 23, 2015, during which he was shot and injured to his right foot.The Officers and Pastors also visited Police Constable 22445 Andrew July who is a patient at the GPHC. Constable July was struck down by a fleeing motorcyclist and received serious injuries, including a broken leg, while on duty at a police roadblock on December 04, 2015.The pastors counseled and offered prayers for the speedy recovery of the rank as well as that of the other patients in the ward.The Guyana Police Force has been benefitting through meaningful support being given by religious leaders attached to the “Cops and Faith Community Network” which had been launched on September 12, 2013.

… Looks forward to inclusive government The United States (US) Government has joined in congratulating President David Granger, along with his administration, on being Guyana’s newly elected leader following last week’s General and Regional Elections.In the statement issued by the US Department of State,Sale NFL Jerseys, the country further congratulated Guyana on successfully holding a “free, fair and credible” electoral process.“We also look forward to supporting President Granger’s efforts to promote inclusive governance and national development,” said the US government.The statement also went on to commend the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) on conducting a free,wholesale nfl jerseys, fair and credible electoral process. The US Department urged all parties and their supporters to cooperate in addressing the issues Guyanese people find most important. The statement listed those issues as economic development,Cheap NFL Jerseys Wholesale, citizen security, broader social inclusion and the protection and effective management of the nation’s vast resources.The US State Department also expressed appreciation to outgoing former President Donald Ramotar and members of his government for their services to the people of Guyana. “President Ramotar is to be congratulated for the numerous achievements that his government made under his leadership,” stated the release.Last week,NFL Jerseys Cheap, GECOM Chairman, Dr. Steve Surujbally declared that A Partnership for National Unity and Alliance For Change (APNU+AFC) coalition managed to gather the majority of the electorate’s votes from the 2015 Elections.The party came out of the elections with 207,Cheap Jerseys From China,200 of the electorate’s vote in the General category and 205,001 in the Regional. This gave the party 33 seats in Parliament while the remaining 32 seats were allotted to the People’s Progress Party/Civic (PPP/C).The PPP/C garnered 202,Cheap World Cup Jerseys 2018,694 votes in the General category of last week’s elections, more than 36,000 when compared to the 2011 elections.