THE possibility of technical assistance from the Commonwealth Secretariat, among other issues, was discussed during a meeting with the Secretariat’s Commonwealth Fund for Technical Cooperation (CFTC) and a local team yesterday. The Commonwealth body met with Attorney-General Anil Nandlall and his team from at the Ministry of Legal Affairs.

These other matters on the table included continuation of the assistance being rendered by the Secretariat to the team at the Attorney-General’s Chambers currently engaged in correcting omissions and deficiencies in the revision and consolidation of the Laws of Guyana.
The Commonwealth team expressed their satisfaction with the progress made so far. Additionally, the preparation of a complete Index of the Laws of Guyana was discussed as an important component of this initiative. The Commonwealth team pledged their continued support to this component.
The difficulties faced by Guyana in not consolidating and revising its laws in a timely manner are not unique to Guyana as indicated by Mr. Malby. In fact, the laws of most countries are not current by several years.
The Attorney-General also requested the team from the Commonwealth Secretariat to offer assistance in the compilation and publication of Law Reports of Guyana for the years 2008 to 2014, inclusive. Technical assistance was also promised for this exercise.
The Commonwealth team commended the attorney general and his hard-working staff for the progress they have made and for the initiatives upon which they intend to embark.
Representing the CFTC were Head of Law Development, Rule of Law Division, Mr. Steve Malby; and Technical Assistance Adviser, Technical Assistance Unit, Ms. Pauline Campbell.
The Attorney-General’s team included Justice Zuru, Ms. Cheyenne Lall, Mrs. Renee Sandiford and Ms. Sasha Mahadeo.