Guyana’s judicial system to benefit from CDN$750,000 grant

Attorney-General Basil Williams greeting Canadian High Commissioner Dr. Nicole Giles (Government Information Agency photo)

Guyana will benefit from a grant of CDN$750,000 to fund legislative drafting and training for judges and lawyers as part of a project to develop its justice system.

The grant was among the issues that were discussed when Canadian High Commissioner to Guyana Dr. Nicole Giles recently paid a courtesy call on the new Attorney-General (AG) Basil Williams at the AG’s Chambers, Carmichael Street, Georgetown.

According to a Government Information Agency (GINA) report, Williams said the courtesy call entailed discussions on