THE press release war between the Urban Development Corporation (Udecott) and the Judiciary continues unabated, with the former shooting off a release on July 31, standing firm in blaming the latter, for lengthy delays in repair work to the San Fernando Supreme Court building, which eventually led to the contract for this work being terminated.

On July 28, Udecott issued a release announcing that it had terminated the contract effective July 17. Chief among the reasons for this decision, the special-purpose state agency said, was because the Judiciary made several requests to change the project scope and took extended periods to give required approvals, leading to significant delays and setbacks.

An MoU between Udecott and the Judiciary for repairs to the courthouse on Harris Promenade was signed in August 2020.