Inquiry launched into conditions of veterans

Concerns about the treatment and conditions of veterans of the Guyana Defence Force, the Guyana National Service and the Guyana People’s Militia have led the government to set up a Commission of Inquiry (CoI) to ensure their proper welfare after service.

Towards this end, Colonel Desmond Roberts was sworn in yesterday at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts before Magistrate Judy Latchman as Commissioner of the public inquiry, which was slated to begin yesterday.

Speaking at the simple swearing-in ceremony, Minister of State