Justice Jacqueline Josiah-Graham has refused applications by the Attorney General for immediate possession of land earmarked for the new Demerara Harbour Bridge and ruled that in line with the constitution and relevant laws compensation must first be settled.
The attorney general had moved to the High Court under Section 13 (1) of the Acquisition of Lands for Public Purposes Act against Wilfred Brandford, the estate of Virieene Fredricks, Vashti Fredericks in her capacity as the beneficiary of the Estate of Virieene Fredricks, Pearl Layne in her capacity as the beneficiary of the estate of Virieene Fredricks, Malcolm Thomas in his capacity as the named Executor of the last will and testament of William Ovid Thomas, Merlynn Thomas and Joan Stewart.