Latest update July 21st, 2026 1:09 AM
‘I was not involved in boat purchase’ – former Top Cop
Former Police Commissioner Henry Greene has said that he was in no way involved in the procurement of the yacht that the Guyana Police Force bought. He said that indeed he was presiding over the force but the issue of procurement of the vessel was left to others in the institution.
The Ministry of Home Affairs, in a statement, contended that three senior officials –the Force Finance Officer, the Officer in Charge of the Crime Lab and a woman who worked with the Force Finance Officer were the people responsible for procuring the boat.
Greene said that he was aware of the purchase since he presided over the force but that he only knew of the boat after it was sourced and paid for. He said that the quotations were forwarded to the Ministry of Home Affairs who in turn submitted them to the Central Procurement and Tender Administration.
The Permanent Secretary in the Home Affairs Ministry is in charge of all capital and current expenditures for the force.
There was a middle man in Guyana who was acting on behalf of Cartronics IV which quoted the lowest price— $16,974,000. The boat failed to work, one of the parties panicked and rushed to Greene with a report that some bribe to the tune of US$25,000 had been involved.
In the end, Office of the President became involved, conducted an investigation and ordered that the US$25,000 be returned to the consolidated fund. This money was paid by the local middle man and the matter was put under wraps.
Word is that Office of the President had wanted the scandal kept out of the media.
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