CONSTRUCTION of the new headquarters for the Guyana Fire Service (GFS) is moving ahead of schedule, with works being approximately 70 per cent complete.
This is according to Home Affairs Minister, Robeson Benn, on Tuesday, as he addressed members of the media.

The new headquarters, which costs some $648 million, will see the current Central Fire Station relocated from its Stabroek Market location to Homestretch Avenue, Georgetown.
Giving an update on the project, Minister Benn stated that construction works are moving quickly when compared to some other projects that are being undertaken.
With the pace in construction, Benn noted that it should be completed ahead of its projected deadline.

The expected deadline for the completion of the project is April 2023. When the Guyana Chronicle visited the site on Wednesday, as major sections of the main structure were seen in place, works were at the time ongoing in the compound and grounds of the three-and-a-half-acre lot.

Minister Benn, last year, unveiled plans to move the fire service’s headquarters from the congested Stabroek Market location to Homestretch Avenue in order to ensure easier access and accommodate new firefighting equipment and resources being procured.

The contract for the construction was awarded to Mohamed’s Enterprise in November 2021 following the allocation of some $1.9 billion in the national budget that year to enhance the capacity of the Guyana Fire Service.