Two more Justices of Appeal were yesterday sworn in before President Bharrat Jagdeo at the Office of the President.
Justice Yonette Cummings-Edwards and Justice B.S. Roy took the oath to serve in the Court of Appeal, the Government Information Agency (GINA) stated in a press release.
The release noted that on December 10, 2007, Justices Ian Chang, Carl Singh, and Prem Persaud and Brynmor Pollard were sworn in as Members of the Judicial Service Commission before the President with Justice Chang taking the oath twice as he was also sworn in as Acting Chief Justice.
On Monday last, Charles Ramson SC was also sworn in before the President as a new Justice of Appeal. Justice Ramson after taking the oath of office said he is ready for the challenge of working with the relevant agencies to reform the justice sector, which according to him, needs to be done urgently, the release stated.