Permanent Secretary Continues Quarterly Site Visit of Capital Projects
On Tuesday, May 30, 2023, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Home Affairs, Ms. Mae Toussaint Jr. Thomas, continued her capital project inspection on several ongoing projects for the Guyana Police Force and the Special Constabulary.
The visit included the construction of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) Headquarters, the rehabilitation of the Police Training School, re-construction of the Tactical Service Unit (TSU) Headquarters and the re-construction of the Special Constabulary Headquarters.
During this site visit, Ms. Mae Toussaint Jr. Thomas was brought up to speed on the progress of each project.
The CID Headquarters is currently at the foundation stage, progressing moderately with works ongoing on the curb wall and columns. Over G$198M will be expended into a new three-storey building which will house the Crime Chief, his Deputy, a Finance Department, Cold Case Unit, Major Crimes Investigation Unit, Trafficking in Person Unit, Fraud Section, Crime Lab, Interpol Section, Statistic Unit, Cybercrime Unit, Forensic Video Analysis Unit, Firearms Unit, Criminal Record Office, and a Narcotics Branch. This project is approximately 30 per cent completed.
Similarly, the TSU Headquarters is progressing smoothly. The old structure was demolished, and works have commenced on the foundation. The sum of over G$296M will be used to reconstruct a new three-storey building which will consist of admin offices, barrack rooms, lecture room and a recreational area. Currently, this project is approximately 25 per cent completed.
Works to the Special Constabulary Headquarters are at the ground floor stage. The foundation has been cast and the contractor is currently working on erecting columns and the curb wall. This project is currently at a 25 per cent completion and over G$146M will be expended.
General rehabilitation is being done to the Police Training School at Eve Leary to the tune of over G$19M. Rehabilitation works are currently at 30 per cent and include painting, electrical works, changing windows, among other repairs.