US hands over training equipment to police

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From left to right are U.S. Embassy INL Coordinator Leon Carr III, Guyana Police Force Commissioner Seelall Persaud, U.S. Ambassador Perry L. Holloway, Guyana Police Force Training Officer Paul Williams, MetroStar Systems Program Managers Christine Allgood, and Shai Segall.
From left to right are U.S. Embassy INL Coordinator Leon Carr III, Guyana Police Force Commissioner Seelall Persaud, U.S. Ambassador Perry L. Holloway, Guyana Police Force Training Officer Paul Williams, MetroStar Systems Program Managers Christine Allgood, and Shai Segall.

The Caribbean Basin Security Initiative ‘s Technical Working Group, in collaboration with the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL) and implementing partner MetroStar Systems, concluded its three-day training and launch of the Caribbean Police Academy Regional Training Initiative at the Guyana Police Force Officers Training Centre yesterday.

A release from the US Embassy said that United States Ambassador Perry Holloway attended the closing ceremony and officially handed over training equipment valued at over $23,000 to Guyana Police Force Commissioner Seelall Persaud.

From left to right are U.S. Embassy INL Coordinator Leon Carr III, Guyana Police Force Commissioner Seelall Persaud, U.S. Ambassador Perry L. Holloway, Guyana Police Force Training Officer Paul Williams, MetroStar Systems Program Managers Christine Allgood, and Shai Segall.
From left to right are U.S. Embassy INL Coordinator Leon Carr III, Guyana Police Force Commissioner Seelall Persaud, U.S. Ambassador Perry L. Holloway, Guyana Police Force Training Officer Paul Williams, MetroStar Systems Program Managers Christine Allgood, and Shai Segall.