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Over the past 15 years, the Guyana Legal Aid Clinic has represented over 16,000 persons from various regions namely two, four,wholesale jerseys, five and six.These numbers include both criminal and civil matters and are dated up to September of this year.As of September 2009,Wholesale Jerseys Cheap, the Clinic has represented a total of 16,264 individuals who cannot afford legal representation.Civil matters take up just over 94 per cent of the matters addressed by the entity, while criminal matters up to September were responsible for the remaining five percent.Of the 16,000 plus cases that were addressed, 60 percent of the cases (up to September of this year) were both given advice and represented by lawyers on contract with the clinic.Divorce has over the years been the most recurring matter, taking up 34 percent of all the interviewed matters, 40 per cent of which were advised and represented.As it relates to gender difference, 70.5 per cent of all cases are those of women.Of the 16,264 cases taken to interview at the clinics across the country, only 3.7 percent were deemed to be ineligible for representation, and 36 percent received advice only.Gaitrie Persaud, manager of the Legal Aid Clinic recently told this newspaper that an average of 30 new clients attend the Georgetown Legal Aid Clinic each day,NFL Jerseys From China, and the clinics collectively provide services to more than 100 persons per month, which includes individuals with either old or new cases.The Legal Aid Clinics throughout Guyana seek to provide legal services to those who are unable to afford the fees of a lawyer. Anyone who seeks the services of the Legal Aid clinics are required to provide documents that prove they cannot afford legal services on their own.There are a total of five legal aid clinics in Guyana; one in Anna Regina in Essequibo, one in Georgetown, two in the Berbice area and one in Linden.The service of the clinics has been provided to thousands of Guyanese since its reopening in 1994.The Legal Aid Clinic was first set up in the 1970s, but use of the facility was discontinued because of financial constraints. It was however reopened in 1994 and has since provided the underprivileged with the advice, and means by which to seek council in a court matter.As of June last year, Legal Aid Offices were expanded to regions two,nfl jerseys china, three,Cheap Jerseys Outlet, four, five, six and ten. Region ten is however not under government contract, and is funded by UNICEF and USAID,Wholesale Jerseys Free Shipping, while the clinics in regions two,Cheap NFL Jerseys China, three, four, five and six are under government contract.There are currently two offices to cover Berbice; namely in New Amsterdam and Fort Wellington.(Andrunie Harris) |
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