Courtrooms get more digital audio recording systems

Nov 21, 2018 News

Several courtrooms across Guyana are now equipped with digital audio recording systems, which were donated by the Judicial Reform and Institutional Strengthening (JURIST) Project, as the entity continues to assist with reforming the judiciary to reduce delays and backlogs.
The systems were installed during the week of November 11, nine of them in Georgetown and one in Berbice. With this additional equipment, the courts will be able to capture, store and retrieve digitally recorded audio of court proceedings.
According to information from JURIST, training to judicial officers and court staff on the use of the equipment was also provided.
“The objectives of this training are to ensure that judicial officers understand the purpose of producing a digital record and how to manage the digital recording process. Additionally, they will learn about the functions of the Liberty playback software and transcript formatting.”
In a second part, court staff was trained to manage the digital recording process; understand the functions of Liberty recording software and become skilled in best practices in annotating a digital recording.
Court transcription staffers were trained in producing audio copies of court proceedings. The training highlighted the many ways the equipment can assist staff in transcript formatting among other functions.
Kaieteur News had previously reported that the voice recording system at the High Court in Georgetown had been in operation since the opening of January 2017 Demerara assizes. The verbatim recording system was installed in the Chief Justice’s Courtroom (Court One) as part of a pilot project under the “Modernization of the Justice Administration System.”
Additionally, the project’s conference system was intended for three courts – the Court of Appeal; the Chief Justice’s Court and the Commercial Court of the Supreme Court of Judicature.
The new installations are said to have significantly eased the burden on judicial officers with regards to recording the end of trials. The system replaces the obsolete use of tape recorders and transcriptions in long hand.

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