Dear Editor,
When President Jagdeo confirmed at a press briefing on Friday, February 15 last that the Administration would boost its security substantially by the procurement of helicopters, the aircraft that had been loaned to the Government by the Trinidad authorities was operating within specific locations and areas along the coast and elsewhere.
Similar to several Caribbean countries, Guyana has a limited indigenous capacity to maintain over a period that could be pretracted (3: 6: 9: months) helicopters that are costly to acquire, to maintain and operate. In the case of the Bell 206 a number of points ought to be examined and understood.