Indian expert to lead Guyana’s efforts to establish new forensic lab & school

The government has since concluded an agreement to establish a modern forensic facility that will serve the entire Caribbean region.

Also, investments are being made to ensure that the existing Guyana Forensic Laboratory is fully operationalized.

These efforts, President Dr Irfaan Ali said, are being spearheaded by the former head of the Criminal Bureau Investigation in India.

“We have just concluded an agreement to have not just an expert, the former head of the criminal bureau investigation in India, to be leading our effort in the establishment of a forensic school and fully operationalise the forensic lab here in Guyana to serve all of the region,” President Ali said while addressing an event on Tuesday.

By enhancing the forensic capabilities, Guyana will be boosting its crime fighting efforts.

“These are not simple investments.

“We have already established that the forensic lab will be there for all of the Caribbean.

“We now will have this asset with the human potential for all of the Caribbean,” President Ali said.

Already, through the partnership between Guyana and India, a number of security officials including members from the Guyana Police Force have benefitted from fully paid scholarships to enhance their skills.

To boost the operations of the forensic lab, experts in the areas of ballistics, handwriting and fingerprint analysis, and crime scene forensics were also hired by the government.