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Jul 06, 2014 News
Members of the Guyana Police Force continued their celebrations to commemorate the organization’s 175th anniversary as they took part in the annual route march along the streets of Georgetown yesterday.
Ranks and officers turned out with shine shoes, well groomed horses, canine section, motorbikes, and cars with sirens – in Guyanese terms, “the full works”.
Members of the force moved off from the Tactical Services Unit (TSU) Square, Police Headquarters, Eve Leary at 06:30hrs under the command of Assistant Commissioner Brian Joseph, assisted by Senior Superintendent Whitney Bacchus.
With good weather, ranks and officers marched east onto Young Street, south along Parade Street, east along Lamaha Street, south along Waterloo Street, east along Regent Street, south along Camp Street, west along Brickdam, north along Avenue of the Republic (western carriageway), east along Church Street, north along Cummings Street, west along Lamaha, north along Camp Street (western carriageway), west along Young Street and into the Tactical Services Unit Compound.
Salutes were taken in front of the Ministry of Home Affairs by the Minister, Clement Rohee; Permanent Secretary, Angela Johnson and Commissioner of Police Seelall Persaud.
Seelall and his Assistant Commissioners and Divisional Commanders also took the salute from officers and ranks outside Police Headquarters in Young Street, Georgetown as the march was nearing end.
As members of the force showed off their marching skills, small groups gathered at different points on the route to witness the event. They wasted no time in taking photos of the once a year scene.
Among the departments taking part in the parade were the Tactical Services Unit, Traffic Ranks, CID Ranks, Immigration, Mounted Branch, Scouts Association, Community Policing Groups and cadet ranks.
At the ceremony immediately after the route march, Assistant Commissioner of Police, David Ramnarine, was tasked with introducing the Commissioner, whom he said was the man who will restore pride and dignity to the police force.
Persaud used the words of Mahatma Ghandi to send a message to his men. He said, “Consciously or unconsciously, every one of us does render some service or other. If we cultivate the habit of doing this service deliberately, our desire for service will steadily grow stronger, and will make not only for our own happiness but that of the world at large.”
Persaud told the ranks that the history of the police force is marked by a long list of accomplishments despite the significant changes from plutocracy, autocracy then democracy.
He said however that the core value ties through history lies in the duty to maintain professionalism. He told the parade that each has a duty to be professional and if one is aware of unprofessional behaviour one must address it in a professional way.
Various groups were rewarded with cash and trophies for their performance on the road march. There were prizes for the best Female performers, best male performers and an overall winner of the entire Parade.
The award for best female performers went to the Immigration Department, while the best male performers went to the TSU 1 Unit which surprisingly also coveted the overall best performance prize for their route march.
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