Attorney General Anil Nandlall SC has requested assistance from Canada on electoral reforms, forensic sciences and ballistics among other areas.
A release from the Attorney General’s Chambers said that Nandlall made the request today during a meeting with Canadian High Commissioner to Guyana Mark Kevin Berman.
Also present during the meeting were Counsellor, Development Cooperation, Janine Cocker and Development Officer, Tariq Williams of the Canadian High Commission and Public Trustee, Prithima Kissoon.
The release said that under existing programmes currently being administered by the High Commission in collaboration with various international agencies, the Attorney General sought technical assistance for the Law Reform Commission, the impending law revision exercise to update and consolidate the Laws of Guyana as of December 31st 2020, the publishing of updated law reports for the country (2007-2020), electoral reforms, forensic sciences, ballistics, hand writing expertise, forensic medicine and other areas that will “enhance the State’s legal capacity to enforce the laws of Guyana and to maintain good governance and public order”.
The release said that the High Commissioner expressed his commitment to cooperate in the stated areas and in future endeavours and agreed to meet on a regular basis to advance this agenda.
