The 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 earlier today.
During her visit, the Permanent Secretary and her team were brought up to speed on the progress of the various projects, among which include the location where the construction of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) Headquarters is ongoing, 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.
The CID Headquarter is currently at the foundation stage 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.
Similarly, the TSU Headquarter 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 Headquarter 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 percent 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 percent and include painting, electrical works, and changing windows, among other repairs.
