City magistrates’ court building still under repairs after two years

The Georgetown Magistrates’ Court building at the corners of Brickdam and Avenue of the Republic has been undergoing repairs for two years.

The Georgetown Magistrates’ Court will remain housed at the former Globe Trust offices on Middle Street until September to allow additional repairs to its Avenue of the Republic and Brickdam building, according to Legal Affairs Minister Anil Nandlall.

The repairs to the court building have been ongoing for more than two years and in the interim litigants, lawyers, court staff and others have been enduring cramped conditions at the Middle Street complex.

In May 2011, acting Chancellor of the Judiciary Carl Singh, in a public notice, had advised that