Almost one year after it was launched, 1600 members of the Guyana Police Force (GPF) have been trained under the COPSQUAD initiative on how to deal with reports of gender-based violence.
“One of the biggest bugbears in fighting and tackling domestic violence and child abuse and elder abuse has always been the police and how they deal with people,” Minister of Human Services and Social Security (MHSSS), Dr Vindhya Persaud said during a guest appearance on the weekly webinar “Guyana Dialogue” on Thursday night.