By Fareeza Haniff

Minister of State, Joseph Harmon.

[www.inewsguyana.com] – The government says it is sending a strong message to the criminal underworld that all State assets at its disposal will be used to support the Guyana Police Force to effectively tackle the out of control crime situation in the country.

At a post cabinet media briefing at the Ministry of the Presidency on Wednesday, July 08, Minister of State, Joseph Harmon announced that a draft anti crime strategy has been completed, which encompasses more resources and technical support for the Police Force to confront the situation.

These include more CCTV cameras across the country and the use of “horses and dogs” to track criminals, Harmon said.

“The draft strategy will flesh out by the Vice President [Khemraj Ramjattan] and refined by the Commissioner of Police to ensure that citizens in this country are safe and the criminals, criminal underworld and intellectual authors of criminal activity understand that this government has a very strong resolve to root our crime wherever it exists in Guyana,” the Minister of State said.

Some aspects of the anti crime strategy includes the police administration and the requirement to identify incidents of criminal activity across the 10 regions, to determine where it was committed.

According to Harmon, protection of Guyana’s borders will b