CABINET has granted its no-objection to a contract worth $435M for the procurement of stationery, dietary and miscellaneous supplies for the Guyana Prison Service (GPS).

Head of the Presidential Secretariat, Dr Roger Luncheon, made the announcement on Thursday while addressing his weekly post-Cabinet press briefing at Office of the President, in Georgetown.

Dr Luncheon said the no-objection was granted on Tuesday, and he also said that it normally costs less than $1000 to feed a prisoner per day.

Cabinet has also granted its no-objection to another contract valued at more than US$106,000 for servicing of navigation and landing aids at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport, Timehri.(Telesha Ramnarine)