Cabinet has given the go-ahead to contracts including $75.3 million for the procurement of arms and ammunition for the Guyana Defence Force and $24.6 million for the purchasing of forensic equipment for the Guyana Police Force.
In addition a contract in the sum of $5.7 million was cleared for the rehabilitation of the narcotics and fingerprint building at Eve Leary.
At his weekly post-Cabinet press briefing at the Office of the President yesterday Head of the Presidential Secretariat Dr Roger Luncheon said that Cabinet also cleared the sum of $153.1 million for the construction of a drainage sluice at De Willem, West Coast Demerara.
The sum of $72.3 million was given the green light for the construction of scour protection for the outfall cannel at Le Union, Essequibo Coast.
For the education sector the sum of $18.1 million was cleared for the rehabilitation of the Cyril Potter College of Education and for the acquisition of learning materials for the education sector US$151,900 was given the no-objection.
The sum of US$99,260 was green-lighted for a consultant and creation and implementation of a disaster recovery system.
For the procurement of galvanized pipes for the Guyana Water Inc, the sum of $40.7 million was also given the go ahead.
This is a good initiative, hope all this money the govt is putting into the gpf will help to ease the spiralling crime wave in guyana.
i want the job as minister of law and order,and watch crime dissappear in the second day.this is not a job for the faint of heart.or emotionnaly weak ,
or those who are politcally weak.
it is a job for the spartans.
Hope they collect this time….check the recently released auditor general’s report. They are still waiting to collect $11million worth which was paid for years ago.
I am sure those that supported this motion will have it on their calender and will monitor it to fruition.