PRESIDENT David Granger is scheduled to deliver the feature address at the opening ceremony of the newly-constructed $132.2 million Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday.
Chancellor of the Judiciary (ag) Madam Justice, Yonette Cummings-Edwards and Chief Justice (ag), Roxanne George are both scheduled to be present for the event, considered a significant one for the East Bank Demerara area.

The multimillion-dollar facility was expected to house two court rooms, a library, two magistrate’s chambers, two clerk’s offices, a complete registry, holding cell, briefing room, and a janitor’s room among other facilities, as well as being equipped with an elevator, the first court in Guyana with such a facility.

Erected in the compound of the Golden Grove Police Station on the East Bank Demerara, the construction of the court building was in direct response to the rapidly expanding housing schemes in Diamond and Golden Grove.

The project was the brainchild of former Chancellor of the Judiciary, Carl Singh, who was cognisant of the need to make justice more accessible for the citizens of Guyana.
“… due to the development in this area, we have thought it fit to have another court to serve this area as we seek to ensure access to justice throughout our country,” Justice George-Wiltshire had said during the sod turning ceremony for the facility in March 2018.
Prior to the opening of this court, the Providence Magistrate’s Court served the entire East Bank Demerara corridor, from Agricola to Timehri. The rapid expansion of housing schemes along that corridor has resulted in a significant increase in the number of cases being heard at the Providence Magistrate’s Court, and has created a burdensome situation for judicial personnel there.

Over the years, Diamond/Grove has become one of the largest and most densely populated housing developments on the East Bank.

The contract for the structure, signed in November 2017, was awarded to PD Contracting Services to the tune of $132.2M. The project was initially scheduled for a period of one year; however, there were some delays.