Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs,  Mohabir Anil Nandlall SC MP,  acting Chancellor of Judiciary Yonette Cummings, OR, CCH, and Principal Magistrate Judy Latchman on Monday turned the sod for the construction of a new Magistrates’ Court at Friendship, East Bank Demerara.
The $388,873,985 contract for the construction of the courthouse was awarded to Romano Builders Inc. by the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board (NPTAB) after a public tender. The building will house a courtroom, magistrates’ chambers, living quarters for a magistrate and a clerk of court, washroom facilities, parking facilities and a perimeter fence. The project is expected to be completed by October, 2024. Present at the sod-turning were staff of the Supreme Court and the Contractor Mr. Joey Monjal among others
