Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs, Anil Nandlall, SC, says new information technology support provided through a UN-backed regional programme will help Guyana’s criminal justice agencies manage cases faster and more efficiently.
Nandlall delivered feature remarks at a handing-over ceremony at UN House, Duke Street, under the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)-funded Partnership of the Caribbean and the European Union on Justice (PACE Justice) Programme.
According to the Ministry of Legal Affairs and the Attorney General’s Chambers, the programme is designed to strengthen institutional capacity across the criminal justice system in eight Caribbean countries, including Guyana, by improving how criminal matters are processed and tracked.
Under the initiative so far, UNDP Guyana has procured more than US$400,000 in information technology equipment and software for key stakeholders within Guyana’s criminal justice sector, including prosecutors, the courts, the police and prisons.
The Attorney General thanked the European Union and the UNDP on behalf of the Government of Guyana for what he described as longstanding and meaningful support, particularly in the legal sector and the wider administration of justice.
He said the assistance comes at an important time and will complement what he described as major reforms underway in Guyana’s legal sector, especially in the administration of criminal justice.
“It is hoped that these collaborations between the EU, the UNDP and the Government of Guyana will continue as the Government partners with the Judiciary in strengthening and modernising the legal architecture of Guyana,” Nandlall said during the event.
Also speaking at the ceremony were acting Chancellor of the Judiciary, Justice Roxane George, SC, CCH, EU Ambassador to Guyana, Suriname and CARICOM Luca Piertoni, and UNDP Resident Representative for Guyana and Suriname Katy Thompson.
