Costing some $294 million—featuring two court rooms, living quarters, drug treatment department, domestic violence room and a modern digital payment system for bail and other fees—the new Vigilance Magistrate’s Court was hailed by the members of the judiciary and magistracy. The court was commissioned on August 16 by Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs, Anil Nandlall, SC. Acting Chief Justice Roxane George SC in her welcoming remarks said that the judiciary is on a trajectory of modernizing its courts and services countrywide, while noting that it appreciates the resources provided by government.
She said that this support from the government, enables the judicial arm of the State to carry out its mandate of upholding the rule of law and providing access to justice for all.
Acting Chief Magistrate Sherdel Isaacs-Marcus was keen in pointing out that the realization of such ventures takes money.