Canada’s recent $126 million (CDN$750,000) grant to Guyana aims to up conviction rates with the number of issues to be tackled ranging from improving police investigative capabilities to enhanced prosecution in the courts.
In an exclusive interview with Stabroek News on Thursday, outgoing Canadian High Commis-sioner Dr Nicole Giles said that the funds would be provided via the Anti-Crime Capacity Building Programme from Ottawa’s Foreign Affairs department. The project would be delivered by the Canadian non-governmental organisation,