(St. Lucia Times) – Construction is underway on the Halls of Justice in Castries, a $143 million project expected to bolster Saint Lucia’s judicial system by housing major courts under one roof for the first time.
Construction is scheduled to take two years and is being carried out under a “build, operate, lease, transfer” arrangement. Private developer Themis Holdings Limited, through NH International, will finance, design and construct the complex before leasing it back to the government for 12 years. At the end of that period, the state will take full ownership for a nominal sum of $1.
“This is the first time that such a Hall of Justice has been conceptualised and implemented,” said John Peters, director of Themis Holdings Limited.
“It will bring together the criminal, civil, family and commercial courts in one common space.”
