Terrence Campbell’s case on Teaching Service Commission’s appointment dismissed

Last Updated on Friday, 19 June 2026, 12:32 by Denis Chabrol

The High Court on Friday dismissed a case brought by A Partnership for National Unity’s Dr Terrence Campbell in which he challenged the constitutionality of the Teaching Service Commission (TSC)

Justice Damone Younge said in her decision that the absence of an elected Leader of the Opposition made it impossible for there to be meaningful consultation as contemplated by Article 207 (2) (d) of the Constitution and as such there could be no breach of that constitutional requirement.

In addition, she said the absence of such consultation did not vitiate the exercise of the President’s power to appoint pursuant to Article 207 (2) (d) of the Constitution.

“Therefore this court holds that in the circumstances of this case, the decision and/or act by His Excellency, the President in appointing the members of the Teaching Service Commission on the 31st December 2025 was not unlawful nor is it unconstitutional,” she said.

In the circumstances, she said it is ordered that the fixed date application filed on January 19, 2026 is hereby dismissed.

In light of the public interest nature of the matters considered in that Fixed Date Application, the judge Ordered that each party shall bear their own legal costs.

There had been a protracted delay in the Speaker of the National Assembly calling a meeting of opposition parliamentarians to elect the leader of the main opposition 16-seat We Invest in Nationhood political party Guyana’s Opposition Leader.

Dr Campbell’s 12-seat APNU did not participate in the vote when the meeting was called, leaving the process up to WIN and the one-seat Forward Guyana Movement.