GDF hands over $1M each to families of two slain soldiers

Cheques totaling $1 million each were handed over on Tuesday by Chief-of-Staff of the Guyana Defence Force, Commodore Gary Best, to family members of two soldiers who were slain in the line of duty in 2004 and 2008 respectively.

A GDF press release yesterday said that the disbursement of the funds was made possible by the Guyana government.