Cops complete domestic violence scenario training

By Stabroek News On In Guyana News |
Sitting from left are: Citizen Security Strengthening Programme Programme Manager, Clement Henry; Domestic Violence Consultant out of Jamaica, Novelette Grant; Minister of Public Security, Khemraj Ramjattan; IDB representative, Dr. Jason Wilks and Assistant Commissioner of Police, Clifton Hicken with the police officers who completed the training. (DPI photo)
Sitting from left are: Citizen Security Strengthening Programme Programme Manager, Clement Henry; Domestic Violence Consultant out of Jamaica, Novelette Grant; Minister of Public Security, Khemraj Ramjattan; IDB representative, Dr. Jason Wilks and Assistant Commissioner of Police, Clifton Hicken with the police officers who completed the training. (DPI photo)

One hundred and thirty-two Police Officers are now better equipped to handle domestic violence matters after completing a training course, the Department of Public Information (DPI) said yesterday.

The closing ceremony was held at the Guyana Police Force’s Training Centre and was facilitated by a domestic violence expert from Jamaica, Novelette Grant.

Minister of Public Security, Khemraj Ramjattan, in his remarks, pointed to a study done in Guyana that revealed 22% of women between the ages of 15 to 64, were victims of intimate partner violence.