Minister of Home Affairs, Clement Rohee met with members of the Diplomatic Corps to discuss their concerns and interests regarding the new Strategic Security Action Plan which was launched on December 31. At the meeting held at the Foreign Service Institute, Minister Rohee said that he thought it would be useful to narrow the various audiences since the initial audience, at the plan’s launch, was large and each group has differing interests regarding the plan.
Rohee said he considers the Diplomatic Corps in Guyana “a stakeholder in the security concerns of our country because there are some who are members of the donor community, and they contribute and would have an interest”.
The Minister indicated that he will also meet with the private sector as he “do believe that having read the press releases in support of the announcements that were made that we have a lot in common with the private sector”.
That Rohee said does not however mean that he will not meet in a more ‘particularised’ manner to discuss their interest with them.
Minister Rohee emphasised that this will be the case with other partners whom the Ministry intends to work with, in respect to the plan’s implementation.
The Guyana Police Force (GPF), renamed the Guyana Police Service stands to benefit from the five-year (2013-2017) plan which will cost $35 million annually to be implemented.
It will see the establishment of a Strategic Management Department which will have oversight for the Plan’s implementation, and the employment of 10 high- level civilian professionals in non-line positions within the Force.
Additionally, with the implementation of the Strategic Plan, the UK based Capita-Symonds Consultancy will be contracted to focus on four specific, but critical areas in the Force, namely administration, succession planning, integrity/probity (professionalism) and public relations and communication.