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After being out of service for more than two decades, the Sisters Magistrate’s Court,Ray Nitschke Packers Jersey UK, which serves the East Bank of Berbice, is back in operation. The first sitting was held yesterday. The court was last used in 1991 and had been shut down due to its dilapidated state.Magistrate Adela Nagamootoo who presides over the New Amsterdam and Reliance Magistrates’ Courts now has the additional responsibility to oversee the proceedings at Sisters. Three matters were called when court got underway yesterday at 13:00 hrs,Le Veon Bell Steelers Jersey UK, the stipulated time. Court is scheduled to be held every Tuesday.An interior and exterior view of the Sisters Magistrate’s CourtAccording to Attorney at law Mursalene Bacchus who served two terms as a Magistrate, he was on the bench when the court ceased functioning. He said that the building had become uninhabitable.All matters from the East Bank Berbice were transferred to the New Amsterdam Magistrate’s Court.The court was rehabilitated under the Justice Improvement Programme.The courts functioning in Berbice at the moment are the main court in New Amsterdam,Vic Beasley Jr Falcons Jersey UK, Blairmont, Fort Wellington,Patrick Chung Patriots Jersey UK, Weldaad,Dave Robinson Packers Jersey UK, Springlands,Jerome Bettis Steelers Jersey UK, No. 51,Grady Jarrett Falcons Jersey UK, Whim,Irving Fryar Patriots Jersey UK, Albion, Reliance and Kwakwani,Mike Wagner Steelers Jersey UK, up the Berbice River. The remand centre at the New Amsterdam prison holds sessions on Thursday.The only non-functioning court at the moment is the Black Bush Magistrate’s court, which had been abandoned. However according to information it is currently undergoing rehabilitation. (Samuel Whyte) |
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