A week after the Magistrates’ Courts began implementing precautionary measures to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), the judiciary has informed the public that all cases, excepting maintenance and domestic violence matters, have been adjourned until April 20th.
A notice was placed on the doors of each courtroom to inform persons visiting the courts for matters that were to be heard between the period March 23 and April 17. The notice, however, also informed that cases for persons in custody and prisoners on remand would be heard as scheduled.
Additionally, persons with questions or concerns can contact various Court officers in the district where the case is being heard via the following court telephone numbers: The George-town Magistrates’ Courts – 225-9110; West Demerara Magistrate’s Court – 264-2359/264-2270; New Amsterdam Magistrate’s Court – 333-2834; Whim Magistrate’s Court – 337-2648; Anna Regina Magistrate’s Court – 774-4312/774-4373; Vigilance Magistrate’s Court – 2740690; Fort Wellington Magistrate’s Court – 232-0512/232-0600; Leonora Magistrate’s Court – 268-2543; Lethem Magistrate’s Court – 772-2334; Diamond/Grove Magistrate’s Court – 216-0418; and Sparendaam Magistrate’s Court – 222-2221.
With the confirmation of COVID-19 cases here, the courts have put a number of measures in place, including the sanitising of the hands of persons entering courtrooms.
