St. Paul wants York House to be preserved

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Category: Week ending Oct 22nd, 2011

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Retired High Court Judge, Justice Lyle St. Paul is concerned about the preservation of the remains of York House on Church Street, St. George’s.

 Justice St. Paul who has been recalled to assist with the criminal assizes for the 11th time since his retirement in 2002 told the opening ceremony of the October Criminal Assizes last Tuesday he believes that in time to come, the remnants of the building will fall if it is not protected.

 According to him, the building was not constructed with cement and steel rods but with white lime and stones.

 Justice St. Paul made a passionate plea for the ruins to be covered.

 He said he has been “begging everyone concerned” in government and out of government to have the building covered.

 York House was among the many buildings in the country that were devastated by Hurricane Ivan in September 2004.

 Up to that time, the upper section served as the island’s Parliament and the lower section as one of the high courts on the island.

 The retired High Court Judge felt the time has come for there to be proper accommodation for the local courts.

 He recalled that when he served as Chief Magistrate in 1975, the room that is now provided as High Court Number One used to be the Magistrate’s Court.

 At present, the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court is making efforts to have a Halls of Justice be created in each of the nine-member jurisdiction with funding to be provided by the Barbados-based Caribbean Development Bank (CDB).

 The Halls of Justice facilities are expected to provide housing for the High Court, the Court of Appeal, other specialised divisions of the Supreme Court, the Registries, Law Libraries, Jury Rooms, Magistrates’ Courts, holding cells, administrative offices and private rooms for lawyer/client consultation.

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