Category: Ministry of Home Affairs
Employment at Forensic Science Lab to be reviewed – Minister Benn
Felecia Valenzuela- September 25, 2020−87 per cent of workforce on contract Employment at the Guyana Forensic Science Laboratory, (GFSL) will be reviewed soon after ... Read More
Police launch manhunt for Lusignan Prison escapee
Isaiah Braithwaite- September 23, 2020A manhunt has been launched for Lusignan Prison escapee Leroy Graham, 23, who fled the East Coast Demerara facility early ... Read More
140 inmates at Lusignan Prison test positive for COVID-19
Isaiah Braithwaite- September 22, 2020-Health Ministry, PAHO/WHO protocols in place at all prisons One hundred and forty inmates at the Lusignan Prison have been ... Read More
Fatal accidents increase by 37 percent, deaths by 42 percent
Isaiah Braithwaite- September 21, 2020The Ministry of Home Affairs says there has been a sharp increase in road fatalities from January 1 to September ... Read More
More training, body cameras for the Police
Isaiah Braithwaite- September 19, 2020- Minister Benn Minister of Home Affairs, Hon. Robeson Benn Minister of Home Affairs Hon. Robeson Benn says the Government ... Read More
Additional quarantine facility established for positive COVID-19 inmates
Isaiah Braithwaite- September 16, 2020–Testing has commenced on inmates and prison staff Director of Prisons, Mr. Gladwin Samuels has said that an additional quarantine ... Read More
Provisions being made for more prisoners to be tested -Director of Prisons
Isaiah Braithwaite- September 16, 2020–Prison doctors being trained to administer COVID-19 test Director of Prisons, Mr. Gladwin Samuels says provisions are being made for ... Read More
Prison reform top on gov’t agenda
Isaiah Braithwaite- September 9, 2020- Lusignan prison to be reconstructed - $2B for construction, rehabilitation and upgrading of prisons Part of the Lusignan Prison ... Read More