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National Road Safety Month aims to Drive Behavioural Change and Collective Responsibility

In a concerted effort to priorities road safety as a pivotal societal concern, the Ministry of Home Affairs, in collaboration with the Guyana Police Force (GPF) and the Guyana National Road Safety Council (GNRSC) on November 8, 2023, launched National Road Safety Month under the theme “Road Safety is Not a Slogan. It is a …

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Permanent Secretary Conducts Site Visit of Capital Projects

Permanent Secretary Conducts Site Visit of Capital Projects. On Wednesday, October 18, 2023, Mr. Andre Ally, the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Home Affairs, conducted an inspection of several critical capital projects aimed at enhancing the capabilities of the Guyana Police Force. The visit included the construction of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) Headquarters, …

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The Permanent Secretary, Mr. Andre Ally, visit to the Lusignan Prison Complex

The Permanent Secretary, Mr. Andre Ally, visited the Lusignan Prison Complex on Friday, October 13th, 2023, where he was given a walk-through of Cell Block, Lot 5. This cell block is currently at 99 per cent completion and was constructed by R. Bassoo & Sons Construction Co. at a cost of approximately G$358 million. The …

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Traffic Chief urges motorists to comply with ‘rules of the road’

Traffic Chief urges motorists to comply with ‘rules of the road’ — failure will result in prison sentence Police Traffic Chief Senior Superintendent Mahendra Singh is once again appealing to all motorists to take precautions when parking their vehicles along the roadways. The Traffic Chief noted that these congestions are usually observed at key government …

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The Guyana Fire Service Inaugural Sub Officers’ Conference 2023

On Thursday, August 31, 2023, Minister of Home Affairs Hon. Robeson Benn, M.P., attended the Guyana Fire Service opening ceremony of the first Sub Officers’ Conference 2023 at the Guyana Fire Service Headquarters on Homestretch Avenue, Georgetown. The two-day conference is being held under the theme “Improving Performance through Education and Training”, and is aimed …

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Guyana Defence Force Commissioning Parade for the Standard Officers’ Course # 54

Minister of Home Affairs Hon. Robeson Benn, M.P., joined His Excellency, President Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali and Prime Minister, Brigadier (Ret’d) the Hon. Mark Phillips, at the Guyana Defence Force Commissioning Parade for the Standard Officers’ Course # 54 (SOC54), on Wednesday, August 30, 2023 at the Drill Square at Base Camp Ayanganna. Twenty-seven ensigns …

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Memoranda of Cooperation among the various agencies within Guyana’s Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) framework

Minister of Home Affairs Hon. Robeson Benn, M.P., joined Hon. Mohabir Anil Nandlall SC MP, Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs and Director of Public Prosecutions, Mrs. Shalimar Ali-Hack, SC LL. B, (Hons.), LEC, this morning to collaborate and execute two significant Memoranda of Cooperation among the various agencies within Guyana’s Anti-Money Laundering and …

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Site visit of ongoing Capital Projects at the Lusignan Prison Complex

Permanent Secretary, Mr. Andre Ally, is conducting a site visit of ongoing capital projects at the Lusignan Prison Complex. Mr. Ally will engage all contractors to discuss the progress and challenges of each project. Accompanying Mr. Ally is the Director of Prisons (ag), Mr. Nicklon Elliot, the Officer in Charge of Lusignan Prison, Mr. Deoraj …

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Opening Ceremony of the National Toshaos Council Conference 2023

Minister of Home Affairs, Hon. Robeson Benn, M.P., and the Permanent Secretary, Mr. Andre Ally, joined His Excellency, President Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali; the Vice President, Dr. Bharat Jagdeo; the Hon. Prime Minister, Brig. (R’td), Mark Phillips, other Ministers of Government, members of the Diplomatic Corp, and other invitees at the opening ceremony of the …

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Training Course on Combating Trafficking in Arms and Ammunition

Minister of Home Affairs, Hon. Robeson Benn, M.P., attended the opening of the Course on Combating Trafficking in Arms and Ammunition (CTAM) – Guyana. The course is a collaboration with the United Nations Regional Centre for Peace, Disarmament, and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNLIREC) and the Government of Guyana. It is being …

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