Law libraries conference focuses on capacity building

Senior Legal Advisor at the Attorney General’s Chambers, Chevy Devonish (DPI photo)

The 38th Caribbean Association of Law Libraries (CARALL) Conference opened yesterday morning in Guyana after 36 years, according to the Department of Public Information (DPI).

Recognising research as a main tenet of the legal profession, the conference brings together information professionals, and delegates from courts, government ministries, parliaments, academic institutions, law firms, and libraries across the region.

The opening ceremony  which was held at the Pegasus Hotel in Kingston, Georgetown saw the attendance of several prominent officials including Chancellor of the Judiciary (ag), Justice Yonette Cummings-Edwards, and Director of Public Prosecutions, Shalimar Ali-Hack.