Since June of 2016, we’ve been telling you all about reform efforts that Belize’s Judiciary has been trying to implement to improve on inefficiencies in the system. It’s all under an initiative called the Judicial Reform and Institutional Strengthening project, or “JURIST” for short. It’s
Today, the members of the judiciary were away from the courts, as they converged at the Radisson for a training workshop to strengthen the courts in Belize and the rest of the Caribbean. The workshop is organized by the Judicial Reform and Institutional Strengthening Project
The delivery of justice in Barbados is set to take on a new face as the Supreme Court prepares to add 45 mediators to the court roster. The mediators, comprising persons from varying professions, underwent training under the Judicial Reform and Institutional Strengthening (JURIST) project,
Reducing the backlog of cases in Barbados’ court system, does not get to the root of the problem. That’s the view of Chief Justice Sir Marston Gibson, who is instead suggesting that new systems are needed to prevent the backlog from happening again. Sir Marston
The Supreme Court along with the Judicial Reform and Institutional Strengthening (JURIST) Project is currently in the process of conducting a refresher training mediation workshops in Berbice, Region Six and Georgetown, Region Four.The two-day workshop in Georgetown opened on Wednesday at the Marriot Hotel while
Mediation will serve both the judiciary and the litigants, well. This is the message being emphasised as training under the Judicial Reform and Institutional Strengthening Project continues. The most recent workshop on mediation commenced today in Berbice. The training targeted attorneys-at-law, clerks of court and
The refresher Mediation Training Workshops for court-connected mediation in Guyana will continue this morning and conclude tomorrow at the Marriott Hotel, Kingston, Georgetown. The second of two workshops—the first being held in New Amsterdam, Berbice, on Monday and Tuesday—is being hosted by the Judicial Reform
Mediators in East Berbice-Corentyne underwent two days of intense refresher training aimed at strengthening and sharpening their skills. The training was facilitated by the Judicial Reform and Institutional Strengthening (JURIST) Project in collaboration with Mediation Services International (MSI) and the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ)
