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Daily Archives: Wednesday, 11 January 2017, 15:07

Jagdeo to get legal clarification on nominees for GECOM Chairmanship – President

Last Updated on Wednesday, 11 January 2017, 15:07 by Denis Chabrol President David Granger on Wednesday said that the Constitution is very clear on the matter of the appointment of a Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) and that he is committed to fulfilling the Constitutional requirement within the ambits of the law. The Head of State, who was ...

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Former Prisons Director freed of sexual assault charge

Last Updated on Wednesday, 11 January 2017, 18:57 by Denis Chabrol Due to insufficient evidence, city magistrate Fabayo A has thrown out the sexual assault charges against former Prisons Director, Welton Trotz. Trotz told Demerara Waves Online after the ruling that he felt vindicated and maintained he is innocent. He said he is not sure what his next move will ...

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Local law school in 2018 to offer legal education certificate, continuous legal education

Last Updated on Wednesday, 11 January 2017, 14:27 by Derwayne Wills Guyana’s current arrangement with the Council for Legal Education (CLE) for 25 Guyanese law students yearly to attend the Hugh Wooding Law School (HWLS) in Trinidad and Tobago will expire in 2018, according to Attorney General and Legal Affairs Minister, Basil Williams SC. But Guyanese law students can breathe ...

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Fire destroys West Demerara house, bond

Last Updated on Wednesday, 11 January 2017, 11:59 by Denis Chabrol Fire early Wednesday morning destroyed a two-flat building on the West Bank Demerara, authorities said. Located at Daniels Street, Patentia;. The building housed a dwelling and a bond. The building has been unoccupied for the past five years.  ‎ No one was injured.‎ The cause of the fire was ...

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