this time to construct barracks.

The project which is being executed through the Ministry of Home Affairs was recently opened at the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board NPTAB office where it was revealed that 20 contractors have applied for the project. This aspect of the project is estimated to cost $122,833,788, the estimate from ministry’s engineer.

Works on the new $421.1million headquarters building started last year. During a sod turning ceremony back in January 2024, President Irfaan Ali had mentioned that government is looking to build CANU, a new headquarters which will consist of a regional integrated system. He explained that this will allow CANU not only to function effectively out of the city but to function in every single region with same efficiency, same capability and with the same ability to proactively work against those who try to destroy the society with drugs.

An important part what we are doing with CANU also is to build its capacity to integrate with other regional structure in the Caribbean, in Latin America and of course with our partners in the western hemisphere that is why the structure of CANU will reflect this new approach to the work that they do he added.

Meanwhile, the ministry during an inspection exercise in June last year revealed that contractor Green Plains Enterprise was awarded a $149.6 million contract to construct a culvert, fence, and security hut and storage unit for the CANU building. The new CANU headquarters building will be located next door to the new Guyana Fire Service GFS headquarters on Homestretch Avenue.  (Kaieteur News)