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One month after cabinet approved a $49M contract for the supply and delivery of apparatus for the soon-to-be-commissioned forensic laboratory at Turkeyen, the Ministry of Home Affairs has announced the disappearance of a quantity of equipment for the facility.The discovery was made on Saturday last when checks were made at a storage area at the Citizen Security Programme Office located at Ogle, East Coast Demerara.Among the items missing are computers and related equipment and according to the Ministry, the Guyana Police Force is currently conducting investigations into the matter.Last week, the Head of the Presidential Secretariat Dr. Roger luncheon announced that cabinet had cleared a contract worth $49.79M for the supply and delivery of small apparatus for the forensic science laboratory.The state-of-the-art facility, which is situated within the precincts of the University of Guyana (UG) at Turkeyen, was expected to be completed by July this year,Cheap NFL Jerseys, but contractors had requested and were given more time.Close to 40 applicants have already been interviewed for 21 available positions at the laboratory.In July,China Jerseys Online, Home Affairs Minister Clement Rohee had informed that lab equipment had arrived in the country and was being safely stored.Last December,Cheap Jerseys 2018, a US$1.688M contract was signed by the Ministry of Home Affairs and Western Scientific Company for the supply of scientific equipment for the facility, which,Cheap NFL Jerseys, when completed, the Ministry says, will be the best forensic lab in the Caribbean and one that could withstand scrutiny from any other facility in the world.The lab is expected to bring Guyana’s forensic capability on par with those in the developed world,Cheap Nike NFL Jerseys, and will allow for a high level of confidentiality, credibility and integrity between law enforcement agencies and the public.In September 2010,China Adidas Hockey Jerseys, the sod was turned for the construction of the lab and the cost of the project is $700M ($500M for construction and $200M for equipment). |
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