Ceremonial Law Term opening at NAPA today

The National Academy for the Performing Arts (NAPA), Port of Spain. - File photo by Roger Jacob

THE ceremonial opening 2024-25 Law Term will be held at the National Academy for the Performing Arts (NAPA) on September 20.

The Judiciary said in a statement that the event will begin with a service of divine worship at 9 am. This will be followed by a sitting of the Supreme Court, during which Chief Justice Ivor Archie will deliver an address. It said NAPA has been designated a place for the sitting of the court on Friday.

After the court sitting, the police service will have a parade, which will be drawn up on upper Frederick Street.

The judiciary said the event will be attended by Supreme Court judges, Masters of

the High Court, registrars, magistrates, magistracy registrars, court administration and court staff, senior officials, members of the diplomatic corps, members of the legal fraternity and other justice sector actors, members of the media and other guests.

The Works and Transport Ministry issued the Traffic Restriction (Temporary Provisions) (Commemoration of the Opening of the 2024-2025 Law Term of the Supreme Court of Judicature) (No, 2) Order, 2024, on Thursday.

It said the order will have effect between 5 am and 2 pm on September 20.

It said a driver shall not park his motor vehicle on the following roads: Queen’s Park West, between Queen’s Park East and Chancery Lane; Queen’s Park East; Keate Street, between Charlotte Street and Chancery Lane; Gordon Street, between Charlotte Street and Dundonald Street; Fredrick Street, between Gordon Street and Queen’s Park West; Abercromby Street, between Gordon Street and Keate Street; Pembroke Street, between Keate Street and Gordon Street; New Street, between Pembroke Street and Charlotte Street; Chancery Lane; and Jerningham Avenue, between Queen’s Park East and Norfolk Street.

It said a driver shall not drive his motor vehicle between the hours of 10:30 am and 1 pm on the following roads: Frederick Street, between Queen’s Park West and Keate Street; Queen’s Park West, between Queen’s Park East and Frederick Street; Queen’s Park East, between Jerningham Avenue and Queen’s Park West; Charlotte Street, between Queen’s Park West and Gordon Street; Keate Street, between Charlotte Street and Abercromby Street; and Pembroke Street, between Gordon Street and Keate Street.

It listed several traffic diversions between 10:30 am-1 pm. A driver proceeding south on Queen’s Part East shall turn east onto Jerningham Avenue. A driver proceeding west on Jerningham Avenue, between Belmont Circular Road and Norfolk Street shall turn north or south onto Norfolk Street. A driver proceeding south on Archer Street shall turn east onto Jerningham Avenue. A driver proceeding north on Charlotte Street shall turn west onto Gordon Street, and a driver proceeding north on Henry Street shall tum east onto New Street or west onto Gordon Street.

It said between 10:30 am-1 pm, drivers should proceed in an easterly direction only on Jerningham Avenue between Queen’s Park East and Norfolk Street.

It said vehicles found parked in contravention of this order may be removed by the police and impounded and dealt with in accordance with section 108(b) of the Motor Vehicles and Road Traffic Act, without prejudice to any other liability incurred by the commission of a traffic violation.

The statement also revoked the Traffic Restriction (Temporary Provisions) (Commemoration of the Opening of the 2024-2025 Law Term of the Supreme Court of Judicature) Order, 2024.