Gov’t forensic lab up and running but DNA testing still not in sight

Although the Guyana For-ensic Science Labora-tory is doing work, it is still not yet equipped to do DNA testing, according to Public Security Minister Khemraj Ramjattan, who has revealed that the $1 billion facility is getting support from multilateral agencies.

This is the first official confirmation that the facility, which was commissioned by the then Donald Ramotar government in 2014, is in working order. Until now, the operations of the lab have been top secret.

Though Ramjattan did not provide a lot of information about what is taking place at the Turkeyen location,