President David Granger, accompanied by Minister of Public Security, Khemraj Ramjattan and Minister of State, Joseph Harmon, yesterday visited the Mazaruni Penal Settlement as part of government’s search for a long-term solution to the problems of the prison service which saw 17 inmates dying on Thursday in a fire at the Camp Street facility.
A statement from the Ministry of the Presidency said that Regional Chairman, Gordon Bradford and Commander of the Police `F’ Division, Ravindradat Budhram also joined the President at a meeting with staff of the institution and on a tour of the facility. The statement said that the team surveyed the infrastructure of the settlement, including the
