THE Ministry of Home Affairs along with a team from the Private Sector Commission (PSC), on Tuesday met to discuss areas for improvement in the security sector, especially regarding violent and criminal behaviour at protests, the smart city cameras programme, the issuing of gun licences, traffic management, media relations, and processing of work permits.

According to a Facebook post, in addition to providing clarification on the issues and concerns raised, Minister of Home Affairs Robeson Benn reassured the PSC of the ministry’s commitment to strengthening the security sector to create a peaceful Guyana.

The ministry and the PSC expressed mutual positions to further deepen and widen the scope of collaboration in the area of security in Guyana.

During the engagement, Minister Benn was joined by the Permanent Secretary, Mae Toussaint Jr Thomas.

The PSC team comprised PSC Chairman, Paul Cheong; Major-General (ret’d), Norman McLean, Vice-Chairman of the PSC Governance & Security Sub-Committee; Timothy Tucker, President of the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce & Industry (GCCI); Haimwant Persaud, Vice-Chairman of the Region Three Chamber; Gavin Mohabir; Representative, Region Five Chamber of Commerce; Ryan Alexander, Vice-Chairman, PSC; Ian Chung, Executive Director of the PSC; Onicka Jones, Public Relations Officer of the PSC and Kit Nascimento, PSC member & Communication Consultant.