Head of Delegation of the European Union (EU) in Guyana, Ambassador René van Nes on Friday paid a courtesy call on Attorney General Anil Nandlall SC and pointed to various areas that the legal sector here could benefit from.
A release from the Attorney General’s Chambers said that during the engagement, van Nes expressed an interest in fostering a closer relationship with the ministry and extended support through various programmes offered by the EU and its agencies.
The release said that van Nes advised the Attorney General of the El Pacto 2.0 programme which supports the implementation of the Regional Team Europe Initiatives for Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) on justice and security.
The release said that the project intends to consolidate and strengthen LAC regional and EU-LAC bi-regional structures and mechanisms for cooperation on justice and security matters and strengthen LAC’s overall rule of law environment and criminal justice institutions’ capacity to fight against transnational organised crime among other areas.
The ambassador also informed the Attorney General of the Support to the effective administration of Criminal Justice Systems in the Caribbean programme which aims to modernise and strengthen CARIFORUM participating countries’ court systems, processes, and services; and to train and equip judicial officers and court staff with skills and competencies necessary to deliver justice in a fair, transparent and efficient manner.
The release said that the project intends to support the judicial reform agendas of participating countries by building the capacity of trial and appellate courts, including the Caribbean Court of Justice to improve court governance, customer-focused services, case flow management and case disposition. Additionally, the Ambassador pledged technical support on various matters.
