{"id":21027,"date":"2024-07-02T15:47:17","date_gmt":"2024-07-02T15:47:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=21027"},"modified":"2024-07-02T15:47:19","modified_gmt":"2024-07-02T15:47:19","slug":"georgetown-magistrates-court-hosts-inaugural-open-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/georgetown-magistrates-court-hosts-inaugural-open-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Georgetown Magistrates\u2019 Court Hosts Inaugural Open Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p>This week, the Georgetown Magistrates\u2019 Court opened its doors to the public for its first-ever &#8216;open day&#8217;, providing a unique opportunity for citizens to gain insights into the court&#8217;s operations. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The event featured live court proceedings from both the Traffic Court and the Criminal Court, allowing attendees to observe judicial processes firsthand. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Guided tours of the courthouse were offered, alongside informative sessions with magistrates and court staff. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Visitors engaged in presentations and participated in Q&amp;A sessions about court proceedings. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Exhibition booths highlighted various court proceedings including criminal cases, civil matters, domestic violence issues, and cases involving children.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Senior Magistrate Clive Nurse expressed the purpose behind the open day, stating, &#8220;The rationale for this open day is to alert members of the public that every member of the public can access justice.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Acting Chancellor, Justice Yonette Cummings-Edwards, commended the initiative, emphasizing its role in demystifying the court process and enhancing public engagement. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She remarked, &#8220;The open day is aimed at helping the Judiciary to demystify the court process and help the Judiciary to engage with members of the public. It is a system of building bridges for better services to the people of Guyana.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The success of this inaugural event has paved the way for similar initiatives at all 52 magistrates\u2019 courts across Guyana, aiming to foster transparency and accessibility in the judicial system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Delicia Janneire for NCN News.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This week, the Georgetown Magistrates\u2019 Court opened its doors to the public for its first-ever &#8216;open day&#8217;, providing a unique opportunity for citizens to gain insights into the court&#8217;s operations.&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":21028,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[350],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-21027","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21027","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21027"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21027\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21029,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21027\/revisions\/21029"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/21028"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21027"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21027"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21027"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}