To expand access to justice countrywide, the Government has earmarked $6.2 billion to the justice sector this year and according to Senior Minister with responsibility for Finance, Dr Ashni Singh, plans include the preparation of law reports of Guyana and operationalizing of the Constitutional Reform Commission.
In his budget presentation on Monday, Singh told the House that $1.5 billion has been allocated to improve the efficiency of the court system.
To this end, Singh said SMART courts are among the new projects intended to accelerate the provision of justice.