Government is upgrading the Close Circuit Television (CCTV) high technology security camera system to support crime prevention efforts by the Joint Services with the addition of 17 camera locations, including in Stabroek Market area, at the Berbice River Bridge and at the Lusignan Prison on the lower East Coast.
The 17 new locations will bring the total number to 119 so far, the National Data Management Authority (NDMA) announced yesterday.
In a statement, Major (rtd) Floyd Levi, Head of the NDMA, was reported as saying that the programme is being expanded under the Safe City Solutions project being carried out in collaboration with the Chinese government.