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Procurement to Begin Next Week for Guyana’s First Law School – Nandlall
(Kaieteur News) – Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs Anil Nandlall, SC, announced Tuesday evening that the procurement process for Guyana’s first law school will begin next week, marking a significant step toward the long-anticipated project.
Speaking on his weekly programme ‘Issues in the News,’ Nandlall said advertisements for key consultancy services will be published at the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board (NPTAB).
“I am pleased to report that the construction phase will soon commence,” the Attorney General said, noting that the facility will be built at the University of Guyana’s Turkeyen Campus.
Minister of Legal Affairs and Attorney General (AG) Anil Nandlall
He explained that the procurement process will seek consultants to prepare “the detailed structural designs and drawings, the architectural drawings, design specifications, bills of quantities, engineer estimates and the bid document,” in addition to supervision services for the construction phase.
According to Nandlall, the tender invitation going out next week signals tangible progress toward establishing the country’s first law school.
The announcement builds on earlier disclosures made during the 2026 budget debates, where the Attorney General confirmed that funding had been allocated for the project and that construction is expected to commence this year.
“So far, we have already identified and cleared eight acres of land at the campus of UG and in this budget, we have the first capital injection,” he had stated at the time.
The new institution will operate under the Council of Legal Education (CLE) and will become the fourth law school in the Caribbean, joining the Hugh Wooding Law School in Trinidad and Tobago, the Norman Manley Law School in Jamaica, and the Eugene Dupuch Law School in The Bahamas.
Beyond its academic role, Nandlall emphasised the broader economic potential of the project.
“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,” he said.
The law school is expected to address longstanding challenges faced by Guyanese law graduates, particularly limited placement quotas and the high cost of studying abroad. Currently, Guyana receives approximately 25 placements annually at the Hugh Wooding Law School.
Once completed, the local facility will allow students to pursue their Legal Education Certificate (LEC) in Guyana, while also positioning the country as a regional hub for legal education.
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