Hon. Mohabir Anil Nandlall, SC, MP, Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs visit site of sub-office of Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) at Onderneeming, Essequibo Coast, Region Two (Pomeroon - Supenaam)

• May 16, 2023
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The Hon. Mohabir Anil Nandlall, SC, MP, Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs on Monday visited works at the site of the building that will constitute living quarters and office space for prosecutors attached to the Chambers of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) at Onderneeming, Essequibo Coast, Region Two (Pomeroon - Supenaam).

The premises will comprise of an office, a two bedroom apartment complex as well as a one bedroom apartment facility, and will be fully furnished. The facility is constructed upon land owned by the State.

The $58.3 million contract for the construction of the building was awarded under the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) funded Support for the Criminal Justice System (SCJS) programme being administered by the Ministry of Legal Affairs. Construction of the building commenced in November, 2022 and is expected to be completed in August, 2023.

The Hon. Attorney General was accompanied by Teshana Lake, Assistant DPP; Leticia Ramjag, IDB Representative; Rabindra Kandhi, Procurement Officer at the SCJS programme; Liz Rahaman, Communications Officer at the DPP Chambers and Tracy Mahadeo, Admin Officer at the DPP.

For decades, the Office of the DPP has been without office space of its own and rented accommodation for its employees who performed the important function of prosecuting on behalf of the State in Essequibo. This initiative is intended to fill this important void.