The Ministry of Home Affairs has announced the approval of promotions for 101 Guyana Prison Service (GPS) officers, describing it as the most comprehensive advancement exercise in recent years that reinforces Government’s commitment to strengthening correctional leadership and institutional stability.
In a release today, the Ministry of Home Affairs said the promotions span supervisory, administrative, and technical levels and are aimed at expanding command capacity, improve middle-management oversight, and advance security and rehabilitative reforms nationwide.
The Ministry said after thorough administrative and procedural reviews, the promotions restore structured career progression, improve succession planning, and strengthen operational accountability across correctional facilities.
Among those to be promoted are 5 Superintendents of Prisons, 13 Assistant Superintendents of Prisons, 2 Cadet Officers (Internal) on probation, 17 Chief Prison Officers, 28 Principal Prison Officers II, 23 Principal Prison Officers I, 12 Prison Trade Instructors and 1 Coxswain.
According to the statement, Minister of Home Affairs Oneidge Walrond said promotions now entrust greater responsibilities of those promoted.
“These promotions place trusted officers in positions of greater responsibility. Secure facilities and effective rehabilitation depend on their discipline, fairness, and daily commitment to lawful and humane custody.”
The Ministry said the promotions support a comprehensive reform programme that includes the Infrastructure modernization at Lusignan, Mazaruni, and other facilities, enhanced security systems with electronic monitoring, professional training for more than 150 officers in 2026 in correctional management and human rights standards and Skills-based reintegration programmes strengthening pathways for inmates.
The Minister also urged those promoted to pursue continuous personal development, as it will continue advancing reforms to strengthen professional standards, protect officer welfare, and reinforce public confidence in correctional administration.
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