Latest update February 9th, 2026 12:35 AM
Construction of long-awaited law school to start this year
(Kaieteur News) – Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs, Anil Nandlall SC, announced Friday that construction of the new regional law school in Guyana will commence this year, as funds have been allocated in the 2026 budget.
The new Council of Legal Education (CLE) Law School, will be the fourth such institution under the CLE.
The school will be constructed on the campus of the University of Guyana. “So far, we have already cleared, identified and cleared eight acres of land at Campus of UG and in this budget, we have the first capital injection. And during the year 2026 we will begin the construction of a law school in Guyana,” he said during his contribution to the 2026 budget debate.
He said the school will attract students from across the Caribbean, and will provide cheap and accessible legal education to locals.
Screen grab of the eight-acre plot of land cleared for the construction of LEC law school. (Mohabir Anil Nandlall SC MP Facebook page)
“This is not only an academic institution, but it is an economic venture, because people of the Caribbean will come here. They will have to live; they will have to find accommodation. They will have to board, lodge and eat and guide these will benefit from those investments,” Nandlall explained.
Currently, the Caribbean has three law schools under the CLE: the Hugh Wooding Law School in Trinidad and Tobago and the Norman Manley Law School in Jamaica, both established in 1973, as well as the Eugene Dupuch Law School in The Bahamas, which opened in 1998. The new Guyana Law School will join this network, serving as the Caribbean’s fourth regional law institution.
The eight-acre development will not only host the law school itself, but will also feature other facilities related to legal education and training within the region.
Land clearing reportedly began in mid-September, transforming the heavily vegetated site into a construction-ready space.
Guyana has long advocated for its own law school to better accommodate local law graduates, many of whom face challenges accessing the existing institutions due to limited placement quotas and the high costs of studying abroad. Currently, Guyana receives just 25 placements annually at the Hugh Wooding Law School. The establishment of a local institution will allow students to complete their Legal Education Certificates (LEC) without leaving the country.
On September 7, President Irfaan Ali announced that work will begin immediately to establish Guyana’s very own law school with approval was granted by the Council of Legal Education.
Ali told the gathering on the lawns of State house of mostly party supporters that his government will be able to commence the work “…based on the recent approval granted by the Council for Legal Education…”
He said with the establishment of the school, hundreds of persons will be able to become qualified as attorneys “right here in the country and they will be having the full rights to practice in CARICOM countries as well.”
Discover more from Kaieteur News
Subscribe to get the latest posts sent to your email.
Similar Articles
THE BLUNT OF THE DAY
Sports
Features/Columnists
Sir. Ronald Sanders
The GHK Lall Column
Weekend Cartoon
