–during swearing-in of three Commissioners of Title

PRIME Minister Brigadier (Ret’d) Mark Phillips on Friday emphasised the importance of fairness, objectivity, and efficiency in administering justice during the swearing-in of three Commissioners of Title to serve in the Land Court in Essequibo as well as in Berbice.

“We expect you to serve the people of Guyana well in your new office. While we collectively expect a high degree of fairness in your legal decision making, expediency is of equal importance,” he said.

During his remarks, the Prime Minister congratulated the new commissioners, and reiterated the government’s dedication to enhancing access to justice.

He said: “As a government, we remain committed to supporting all the programmes and projects associated with improving the administration of justice in Guyana, be it new building of courts, appointing new judges, new magistrates, new commissioners of title; all that is associated with improving the effectiveness and efficiency in the administration of justice.”

The Commissioners selected by the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) to serve are Magistrate Renita Singh, Magistrate Esther Sam, and Magistrate Christel Lambert.

Minister of Legal Affairs and Attorney-General Mohabir Anil Nandlall, S.C.; Chancellor (ag) of the Judiciary, Madam Justice Yonette Cummings-Edwards; Chief Justice (ag), Madam Justice Roxane George, CCH, SC; retired Chancellor Justice Carl Singh; along with several other officials from the legal fraternity were also present at the ceremony.