The Senior Advisor in Home Affairs and Natural Resources and former Minister of Home Affairs, Mr. Robeson Benn, this morning (Monday, September 15, 2025), formally handed over the reins of leadership in a symbolic passing of the baton to the newly appointed Minister of Home Affairs, the Honourable Oneidge Walrond. The occasion signaled the beginning of a new chapter in the stewardship of the Ministry of Home Affairs.
Minister Walrond was warmly received by Permanent Secretary, Mr. Andre Ally, along with the Heads of Departments, as she assumed responsibility for the Ministry and its constituent agencies. These include the Guyana Police Force, the Guyana Prison Service, the Guyana Fire Service, the Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit, the General Register Office, the Juvenile Justice Department, the Guyana Forensic Science Laboratory, the National Community Policing of Guyana, and the Immigration Support Services.
To commemorate the occasion, the Guyana Police Force Band delivered stirring musical renditions of My Guyana (My Guyana Eldorado) by F.P. Loncke and I Am a Guyanese by Adrian Dutchin, adding a note of patriotic pride to the proceedings.
