With the judicial system already under significant pressure,Cheap Jerseys Free Shipping, there has been a call for more magistrates to be introduced to the system.This is according to Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson, after an exclusive interview with this newspaper.According to Magistrate Robertson, there are at present 18 sitting magistrates throughout Guyana. The establishment is 21.She suggested that the main reason for more magistrates is rooted in the development of more housing schemes.With that new development there are definitely more people hence an increase in the matters before the courts.She further told this newspaper that a few of the magistrates are challenged with presiding over more than one court due to the shortage of magistrates.She said that Magistrate Nashaya Williams-Hatmin is more pressured because she deals with her court and also with former Magistrate Gordon Gilhuys’s.This matter was also ventilated by a number of lawyers who had their Preliminary Inquires heard before Magistrate Gilhuys.Magistrate Gordon Gilhuys was involved in a shooting accident last year on Woolford Avenue, and was later sent on leave.After Gilhuys was involved into the shooting incident last year, his matters were transferred to different courts which then placed a burden on the sitting magistrates.The lawyer said that this course delays justice since the other magistrates would have other pending matters and with an average of 10 new cases per day, the situation is cause for grave concern.“That magistrate now has to look at new and old matters along with Magistrate Gilhuys’s matters.Two lawyers have since moved to the High Court trying to get a constitutional order seeking to have the preliminary inquiries begin within 10 days and finished within no fewer than 120 days.One case in which Gilhuys was the presiding magistrate was that of Devon Carrington,Cheap NFL Jerseys China, Nasty Man “a juvenile” Dwight Da Silva and Quincy Evans and the now deceased Jermaine “Skinny” Charles. They were all charged jointly for the murders of the Kaieteur pressmen on August 8, 2006 at Eccles,Cheap Jerseys For Sale, East Bank Demerara.That matter was transferred to Magistrate Nigel Hawke. With that magistrate presently on leave after an armed bandit invaded his Non Pareil home on Monday, the defendants, whose cases were called yesterday by Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson were further remanded.That preliminary inquiry along with others is now been placed on hold until Magistrate Hawke returns to duty.Magistrate Robertson also said that Magistrate Allen Wilson also presides over duties in the interior courts.She said that if a magistrate were to be sent to the interior it would alleviate the stress of Magistrate Wilson having to leave Georgetown to travel to the interior. That time could be sent dealing with matters in right in Georgetown,Wholesale China Jerseys, the Chief Magistrate added.Another magistrate who also deals with two courts is Magistrate Hazel Octive-Hamilton. Magistrate Hamilton runs one court at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court that deals with both new and old matters and also transferred matters.However, she is also challenged with dealing with part-heard matters at Wales Magistrate’s Court.Magistrate Robertson said that although there was the recent addition of two temporary magistrates,Wholesale Jerseys Free Shipping, Dale Kingston and Judy Latchman,Authentic MLB Jerseys Online, there is still the need for more magistrates.She said that those magistrates only deal with transfer matters from her court.Security concerns…..Acting Chief Magistrate Robertson said that although she has heard from her subordinates that there are police officers scanning persons who are entering the courtyard, she is yet to actually see them.She said that this is mainly because of the entrance that she uses, she said that she would be checking that soon.The magistrate said that in relation to being personally afforded with security, she is still waiting.“I depend on God for protecting and security because I deal with dangerous criminals and you never know when one of them might react in a dangerous manner.”The Magistrate recalled that one of the prisoners who was sitting in the docks, jumped over onto the lawyer’s table in an attempt to attack her.The man was restrained by lawyers and police officers who were in court at the time.At present, there is only the magistrate’s orderly, the two police prosecutors and another police rank that opens the doors for prisoners. They are permanently in the courtroom.Other officers would traverse the court when accompanying prisoners to court.Maki