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The Disciplined Services Star for Distinguished Service (D.S.S.) is the highest award presented to members of the Guyana Police Force, Prison Service, or Fire Brigade. It is awarded for distinguished service above and beyond the call of duty. Disciplined Services Medal for Meritorious Service
Rupununi Uprising. Operation Uphold Democracy. 2023 Guayana Esequiba crisis. Ranks. Military ranks of Guyana. The Guyana Defence Force ( GDF) is the military of Guyana, established in 1965. It has military bases across the nation. [6] The Commander-in-Chief of the Defence Force is always the incumbent President of Guyana.
Police FC. Full name. Police Football Club. League. GFF Elite League. 2019. GFF Elite League, 7th of 10. Police FC is a Guyanese football club in Georgetown. The club competes in the GFF Elite League, the top league of football in Guyana.
In 2006, an analysis by the United Nations indicates an approximate median of 300 police officers per 100,000 inhabitants. [1] Only nine countries disclosed values lower than 100 officers per 100,000 inhabitants. [1] The highest median of police officers – around 400 – was observed in West Asia, Eastern and Southern Europe. [1]
In the 20th century, crime in Guyana was not properly documented, however the country was known to be extremely dangerous and violent [citation needed].The chart below shows the Guyanese homicide rate from 1990 until 2020, where Guyana reported a peak intentional homicide rate of 28 murders per 100,000 in 2003 and a low of 10 murders per 100,000 in 2000.
The Military ranks of Guyana are the military insignia used by the Guyana Defence Force. Guyana shares a rank structure similar to that of the United Kingdom . [1]
2023 Mahdia school fire. / 5.28417°N 59.14750°W / 5.28417; -59.14750. On May 21, 2023, a fire broke out in a secondary school dormitory in Mahdia, Potaro-Siparuni, Guyana, killing at least 20 people. The fire was among the deadliest involving school dormitories in the last 30 years. [6]
The history of Guyana begins about 35,000 years ago with the arrival of humans coming from Eurasia. These migrants became the Carib and Arawak tribes, who met Alonso de Ojeda's first expedition from Spain in 1499 at the Essequibo River. In the ensuing colonial era, Guyana 's government was defined by the successive policies of the French, Dutch ...