The Guyana Police Force (GPF) on Wednesday launched month-long activities to mark its 187th anniversary, celebrating nearly two centuries of policing and public service since its establishment on July 1, 1839.

The observance began with the Force’s traditional Drum Head Church Service at the Tactical Services Unit Drill Square, Eve Leary, where police officers, senior government officials and invited guests gathered to commemorate the milestone.

Established during the colonial era as the British Guiana Police Force, the organisation was created to maintain law and order, protect life and property, prevent and detect crime, and enforce the laws of the then colony. Following Guyana’s independence in 1966, it became the Guyana Police Force and has continued to serve as the country’s principal law enforcement agency.