Prison service asked to address food supplies delay

The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of Parliament has called on the Guyana Prison Service to review how dietary products are supplied so as to avoid delivery delays.

Director of Prisons Welton Trotz, during questioning by the PAC on Thursday over the prison service waiting for months to reconcile dietary supply statements, said invoices are handed in late as there are problems with the suppliers who fail to deliver on invoiced items.

He explained that when a company is awarded the tender to supply the prison with dietary supplies