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Oct 09, 2014 News
By Latoya Giles
With more than 40 sites for closed-circuit television cameras (CCTV) around Georgetown, ranks at Criminal Investigation Department have been able to access the live feed from these cameras to help with investigations.
This disclosure came from Cabinet Secretary Dr. Roger Luncheon yesterday at his weekly press briefing at the Office of the President.
According to Dr. Luncheon with this new development it is hoped that it would give a boost to investigations and prosecutions of events uncovered during the CCTV operations.
“Most recently the CID has succeeded in being linked and becoming a part of the network for receipt of CCTV footage,” he said.
The Cabinet Secretary said that there are some 40 sites around the city with about three or four workable cameras at each site. Luncheon said that plans are also afoot to have another 10 sites added leading to the installation of some 40 more cameras being installed.
He explained that, periodically, some cameras are out of order as a result of accidents and vandalism. He noted that there’s a technical team established to ensure all cameras are maintained and workable at all times.
“There is a technical team that helps in these instances,” Luncheon told the media.
Moreover, Luncheon said that the Defense Board, which he heads at a meeting in August, reviewed the state of affairs within the capital city regarding the CCTV cameras where it was recognized that there was need for further development of the system.
He said that it has been approved that the increase in the number of sites and number of cameras cover the main arteries in and out of Georgetown.
All entities were previously provided with recorded footage when requested. Footage is being stored at the National Intelligence Centre.
Dr. Luncheon said that recommendations were also made for the software intensification that will allow image to be heightened and also technical applications to be brought to bear on images recovered.
He later explained that such upgrades will see the installation of night vision cameras among other technology.
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