The employment contracts for Patrick Mentore and the other civilian professionals of the Strategic Management Department (SMD) will not be renewed as government intends to scrap the unit.
Minister of Public Security Khemraj Ramjattan provided confirmation yesterday and said that the unit which was established in May 2013 by the then PPP/C government to oversee the implementation of the Guyana Police Force’s 2013-2017 Strategic Plan has “outlived its usefulness.”
Since 2014 there have been no public updates on the unit’s progress. However, there have been continuous allegations of the