More than 100 pieces of new legislation were drafted and passed and the Laws of Guyana were revised after a 34-year hiatus under the US$35M Justice Modernisation Project which formally came to an end at a re-commissioning ceremony held at the Wales Magistrate’s Court on Friday.
The funds for the project, which was implemented over the last five years, were sourced via a loan from the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), a report from the Government Information Agency (GINA) said.
Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs Anil Nandlall said too almost every court building in Guyana, from Crabwood Creek to Charity and from Lethem to Linden was refurbished or expanded under the project. In most instances new buildings were erected,