Tag: Ministry of Home Affairs

Region Eight businesses warned over unlicensed alcohol sales

Region Eight businesses warned over unlicensed alcohol sales

- March 27, 2026

Business proprietors in Region Eight have been urged to comply with licensing laws amid ongoing concerns about the sale of ... Read More

20 policing groups liaison, executive officers trained to combat human trafficking

20 policing groups liaison, executive officers trained to combat human trafficking

- March 27, 2026

Twenty community policing groups (CPG) liaison and executive officers completed a trafficking in persons (TIP) training seminar to strengthen their ... Read More

1,000 prisoners trained annually to reduce recidivism rate

1,000 prisoners trained annually to reduce recidivism rate

- March 21, 2026

A total of 1,000 prisoners are exposed annually to skills training programmes in Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) ... Read More

GPS, UG launches Strategic Correctional Leadership, Mental and Neurological courses to upskill prison officers

GPS, UG launches Strategic Correctional Leadership, Mental and Neurological courses to upskill prison officers

- March 17, 2026

In a move to modernise the Guyana Prison Service (GPS), two specialised training programmes, Strategic Correctional Leadership and Mental and ... Read More

Government injects over $28 billion into prison reform

Government injects over $28 billion into prison reform

- March 17, 2026

The government has invested more than $28 billion in the development of the Guyana Prison Service (GPS) over the past ... Read More

Corrections, reform key to modernising Guyana Prison Service – Min Walrond

Corrections, reform key to modernising Guyana Prison Service – Min Walrond

- March 16, 2026

Minister of Home Affairs Oneidge Walrond has stated that correction and reform must be at the centre of efforts to ... Read More

New tint waiver portal launched 

New tint waiver portal launched 

- March 15, 2026

A trained certification officer conducts tint test on vehicles An Online Tint Waiver Application System was launched by the Ministry ... Read More

Over $200M investment boosts border security at Imbotero

Over $200M investment boosts border security at Imbotero

- March 12, 2026

Security along Guyana’s border has been significantly bolstered with the commissioning of a police station, wharf, and boathouse at Imbotero ... Read More

Government invites bids for major fire station projects

Government invites bids for major fire station projects

- March 7, 2026

The government, through the Ministry of Home Affairs, has officially invited bids for the construction of two new fire stations ... Read More

Gov’t hands over vehicles to boost prison operations

Gov’t hands over vehicles to boost prison operations

- March 6, 2026

Three minibuses and a pickup truck have been handed over to strengthen the operational capacity of the Guyana Prison Service ... Read More