A team from Canadian NGO Justice Education Society (JES) is meeting with local officials ahead of the launch of a Canada-funded programme to strengthen Guyana’s criminal justice system.
The Strengthening the Guy-anese Criminal Justice System (SGCJS) programme, which is expected to last two years, is being funded by a Cdn$750,000 grant from the Canadian government and will be conducted by JES of British Columbia.
JES, which was established in 1989, works to build stronger communities by promoting understanding of, access to, and confidence in justice systems both in Canada and abroad.
Following a meeting between the JES team and Attorney-General (AG) Basil Williams at his office yesterday, JES’s international programme manager Evelyn Neaman told reporters that their purpose is to offer training and support to those involved in the delivery of justice in Guyana.
While the actual activities will begin next month once necessary materials arrive,