Minister of Home Affairs, Robenson Benn during the budget debate in the National Assembly yesterday disclosed that in 2023 the Guyana Fire Service received over 4,000 phone calls and according to him government is working to acquire a new set of fire trucks.
Benn in his presentation to the National Assembly accepted that there have been “great challenges” at the level of the Guyana Fire Service that relate to a larger number of “fire calls” disclosing that in 2022 there were just over 1000 calls while in 2023 there were 4181 calls which represents a 182% increase. In addition to there being major damage to buildings, businesses, motorcars government properties, etc, he said that there was the “great sorrow of the tragic event at Mahdia where we lost (20) young people.”