{"id":29131,"date":"2026-03-31T19:14:43","date_gmt":"2026-03-31T23:14:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=29131"},"modified":"2026-03-31T19:14:43","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T23:14:43","slug":"significant-strides-made-in-boosting-national-security-pm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/significant-strides-made-in-boosting-national-security-pm\/","title":{"rendered":"Significant strides made in boosting National Security \u2013 PM"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p>Significant strides are being made to strengthen Guyana\u2019s national security, with Prime Minister Mark Phillips underscoring the government\u2019s continued investment in those who serve and protect the nation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Speaking at the opening of the National Defense Institute\u2019s Certificate in Defense Studies Programme, Prime Minister, retired Brigadier Mark Phillips affirmed that advances are being made in national security locally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He also expressed the government\u2019s philosophy that national security must be people centered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The former GDF Chief of Staff noted that true strength lies not only in equipment or infrastructure, but in the discipline and awareness of those tasked with safeguarding the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>&#8220;It<\/strong> <strong>is the security of the people that matters most. So today is not simply the launch of a new program rather it marks a meaningful step forward in our country&#8217;s development and how we prepare for the future of Guyana&#8217;s national security<\/strong>,&#8221; the PM said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The 16-week Certificate in Defense Studies programme brings together ranks from across the joint services and is designed to develop strategic thinkers, strengthen leadership, and improve decision-making within the security sector. The Prime Minister also highlighted the importance of collaboration among the disciplined services, noting that the institute provides a critical platform for joint training and coordination.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;<strong>This shared learning environment strengthens coordination, builds mutual understanding and fosters a unified approach to national security<\/strong>,&#8221; he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The government, he said, remains committed to investing in capacity building, making sure that the disciplined service is resilient and equipped to respond to both current and emerging challenges.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Significant strides are being made to strengthen Guyana\u2019s national security, with Prime Minister Mark Phillips underscoring the government\u2019s continued investment in those who serve and protect the nation. Speaking at&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":29132,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[467,350],"tags":[488,370,866,412,405],"class_list":["post-29131","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-crime-and-security","category-news","tag-488","tag-guyana","tag-national-defense-institute","tag-ncn-guyana","tag-ncn-news"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29131","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=29131"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29131\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":29133,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29131\/revisions\/29133"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/29132"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=29131"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=29131"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=29131"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}