Courts with temporary magistrates operating from 4 pm are set to tackle the case backlog that has resulted in prison overcrowding and the initiative may cost around $25m.
The temporary magistrates operating after normal hours was one of the proposals that had been floated at a meeting earlier this month between the government and the judiciary in the aftermath of the March 3rd fire that claimed 17 lives at the Camp Street prison.
In a recent interview with the Government Information Agency (GINA), Minister of Public Security and Vice President, Khemraj Ramjattan, said that the proposed night courts would “start from 4pm (16:00 hours) and go on into the nighttime so it