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Overview

Chinese Government donates vehicles, riot gear, and other equipment worth $500 million GYD to the Guyana Police Force

Commitments (Constant USD, 2023)$2,576,577
Commitment Year•2017Country of Activity•GuyanaDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•GuyanaSector•Government And Civil SocietyFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date
Nov 6, 2017
Start (actual)
Nov 6, 2017
End (actual)
Nov 6, 2017

Stakeholders

Organizations involved in projects and activities supported by financial and in-kind transfers from Chinese government and state-owned entities

Funding agencies

Government Agencies

  • Unspecified Chinese Government Institution

Receiving agencies

Government Agencies

  • Guyana Police Force

Loan description

Chinese Government donates vehicles, riot gear, and other equipment worth $500 million GYD to the Guyana Police Force

Narrative

Full Description

Project narrative

In 2017, the Chinese Government donated vehicles, riot gear, and other equipment worth $500 million GYD ($2.6 million USD) to the Guyana Police Force. According to the Department of Public Information, the donation includes 56 pickups, 35 All-Terrain-Vehicles (ATVs), three 21-seater buses, 44 motorcycles (20 600cc motorcycles and 24 200cc motorcycles), 100 bulletproof vests, helmets and riot shields, 10 tactical ladders, 200 police flak jackets, 20 bulletproof shields, 20 anti-riot suits, 30 laptops, 40 desktop computers, 10 copy machines, 30 sound level meters, 5 diesel generators, several spare parts and battery backups. It should be noted that one of the donated vehicles was crashed the day after the handover.