The judiciaries of Guyana and Barbados in collaboration with the Judicial Reform and Institutional Strengthening (JURIST) Project will convene their first Public Education and Engagement Working Group (PEEWG) meetings on December 3 and 5, 2019 in Guyana and Barbados respectively. The PEEWGs will support the
Mediation is a vital tool in the reduction of case backlog. It also assists the judiciary in their mandate for greater access to and delivery of justice. This was the view of the Hon. Mme. Justice Yonette Cummings-Edwards, Chancellor of the Judiciary of Guyana, who
The Judicial Reform and Institutional Strengthening (JURIST) Project in collaboration with the judiciary of Jamaica launched the Model Guidelines for Sexual Offence Cases in the Caribbean Region. The launch was held on Friday, November 24, 2017 at the Pegasus Hotel in Kingston, Jamaica. Jamaica was
The Honourable Mr. Justice Carl Singh, Chancellor of the judiciary of Guyana has urged participants of the JURIST Project’s Collaborative Workshop to focus their attention and efforts over the next two days on laying the groundwork for an action plan for the Supreme Court. Speaking
The Judicial Reform and Institutional Strengthening (JURIST) Project will officially hand over 10 Liberty systems to the judiciary of Guyana on Monday January 28, 2019. The hand-over ceremony takes place at 9:45 am at the Pegasus Hotel Guyana, Georgetown, Guyana. The Honourable Mme. Justice Yonette
The Judicial Reform and Institutional Strengthening (JURIST) Project is supporting the Guyana judiciary in its reforms to reduce delay and backlog with the donation and installation of 10 digital audio recording systems in 10 courtrooms across Guyana. Nine of the systems will be installed in
The Judicial Reform and Institutional Strengthening (JURIST) Project in collaboration with the judiciary of Guyana will hold two Refresher Mediation Training Workshops for Court Connected Mediation in Guyana. The first workshop takes place from May 21-22, 2018 at Little Rock Suites in New Amsterdam, Berbice
The Judicial Reform and Institutional Strengthening (JURIST) Project in collaboration with the Caribbean Association of Judicial Officers (CAJO), UN Women and the Judicial Education Institute of Trinidad and Tobago (TTJEI) will conduct Part 3 of the Train-the-Trainer Gender Responsive Adjudication Training for judicial officers from
