Georgetown: As part of the US$25M Modernisation of the Justice Administration System (MJAS), the Guyana Government in collaboration with the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) conducted a workshop recently.
The project, which was lauded by speakers at the forum for its many achievements, is the first comprehensive approach to reform the justice system in Guyana and yielded results such as the updating of law reports from 1977 to 2007; digitisation of the paper records from the years 1930 to 1976 and the revision of the laws of Guyana from 1977 to 2010.
Additionally, the initiative facilitated the installation of management information and file management systems for files at the High Court, strengthening of institutional capacity through training, infrastructural development and the provision of modern equipment for various institutions within the justice process.
Delivering remarks at the opening session in Duke Lodge, Kingston, Georgetown, Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs, Mr. Anil Nandlall said the undertaking has laid the foundation for justice reform in Guyana and they all can be proud of its achievements.
“This project was the first attempt at a comprehensive approach to reform the justice sector of our country, with the aim of injecting a collective approach to cross-cutting sector challenges,” he explained.
Nandlall said execution of the MJAS commenced in March 2007, comprising of a policy based loan of US$15M, as well as an investment component of US$10M designed to be delivered through two units.
These units were the Ministry of Legal Affairs and the other is at the High Court under the administration of the Judiciary.
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