Legal Affairs Ministry moves ahead on staffing of High Court reporting unit

The Ministry of Legal Affairs has commenced interviews to fill vacancies for the Verbatim Court Reporting Unit for the Supreme Court, despite the court publicly distancing itself from the hiring process.

Stabroek News was told that the interview process was done in conjunction with the Public Service Ministry and two representatives from the Registrar of the Supreme Court were invited to be part of the panel but they did not show up.

This newspaper was also told that normal hiring practices were followed to facilitate the filling of the