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Monday, January 29, 2007
In Guyana, despite widespread public disapproval on this issue, the Government of that country has gone ahead with its plans to hire former New York City Police Commissioner, Bernard Kerik, to serve in Guyanas Security Sector. Kerik who was nominated by US President George Bush for the post of Homeland Security Advisor in 2004, will assume office as Guyanas State Security Advisor, effective February 1st. However, many Guyanese have expressed their concerns about hiring a man whose reputation in the US leaves much to be desired. Kerik withdrew from the 2004 nomination in the US after admitting to tax evasion. He also plead guilty for accepting bribes. Critics of the Kerik appointment in Guyana have noted that a similar move was recently made by the Trinidad and Tobago administration which hired Kerik and ex New York Mayor Rudy Guilliani to assist with security issues there. According to them, the two Americans brought nothing new to the countrys crime fighting table, and were dropped soon after.
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