Courts

The mother and brother of one of the Henrys who were brutally hacked to death in September, have been slapped with several charges related the altercation between them and policemen at the Sparendaam Police Station earlier this week. Police said 24-year-old Colwyn Henry and his mother Gail Johnson, both of Cotton Tree, West Coast Berbice, allegedly assaulted a police sergeant ...

Chief Justice Roxane George-Wiltshire on Friday asked the State to prove that it obeyed the Combatting in Trafficking In Persons Act, after claiming that the now departed 26 Haitians had been deemed as victims of people trafficking. “I am just more interested in the legal issues that I have raised because when I read the affidavits because, to my mind ...

Newly-minted Senior Counsel, Timothy Jonas is recommending a broad-based committee of legal experts be established to recommend to the President who should be conferred with Silk, following a High Court ruling that cited the need for a transparent process. Attorney General Anil Nandlall, during the case about the role of the Executive in the process, also promised that efforts would ...

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Friday ruled that it could hear Guyana’s case on the validity of the 1899 Arbitral Tribunal Award that settled the land dispute with Venezuela, even as that Spanish-speaking country was criticised for not participating in the hearing on the jurisdiction of the World Court. The decision was by a majority of 12 votes ...

High Court Judge, Naresh Harnanan on Thursday ruled that the Executive President has the authority to appoint Senior Counsel, clearing the way for the conferment of the title to three lawyers by President Irfaan Ali later in the afternoon. They are Attorney General, Anil Nandlall, and Attorneys-at-Law Timothy  Jonas and Jamela Ali. Mr. Jonas had challenged the role of the ...

Criminal charges against Finance Minister, Dr. Ashni Singh and Winston Brassington for allegedly “acting recklessly” in the GYD$900 million sale of government lands have been withdrawn. They had been accused of facilitating the sale of government lands at prices lower than valuations. The charges of had been instituted in April, 2018 under the then David Granger-led coalition administration against Dr. ...

Attorney General, Anil Nandlall and A Partnership for National Unity+Alliance For Change (APNU+AFC) Shadow Attorney General Roysdale Forde are threatening to seek court orders to compel a number of persons who had been parliamentarians illegally to repay earnings. With Mr. Nandlall conceding on Thursday in court that Minister of Tourism, Industry and Commerce, Oneidge Walrond had taken oaths of ministerial ...

Attorney General Anil Nandlall on Thursday admitted that Oneidge Walrond’s appointment as a minister and oath as a parliamentarian were unconstitutional because she had still be an American citizen. “There was a recognition that the appointment was not done in accordance with the constitution,” he told a High Court hearing into a case brought by opposition A Partnership for National ...

A 15-year old boy and an 18-year old man have been charged with rape of a seven-year old girl, police said. Police say the incident occurred at Potaro Road, Bartica on December 4. The 15-year old was remanded to the Juvenile Holding Centre and the 18-year old has been remanded to the Lusignan Prison. Bartica Magistrate Esther Sam has ordered ...

The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Shalimar Hack on Monday appealed a decision by the Magistrates’ Court to free ex- Guyana Defence Force (GDF) Chief-Staff, Retired Rear Admiral Gary Best of causing the death of former national cyclist, Jude Bentley’s death by dangerous driving. City Magistrate, Rhondel Weever on December 3 upheld no-case submissions by defence lawyer Nigel Hughes that ...