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The long-awaited reopening of the San Fernando Supreme Court remains in limbo as the Urban Development Corporation of TT (Udecott) and the Judiciary grapple over the project’s scope, funding, and responsibility for the delay.

The original Cabinet-approved $12,879,773.65 renovation project ballooned to $22,132.423.30 and has been stalled by repeated changes to the design, leading to the termination of the original contractor’s contract in July.

Renovation of the 1960s-era courthouse began as part of the Judiciary’s physical plant upgrade.