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High Court rules Police Commissioner lawfully appointed
Mr Clifton Hicken taking the oath of office as Police Commissioner Chief Justice Roxane George-Wiltshire on Wednesday ruled that Mr...
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Guyanese political activist welcomes court’s dismissal of defamatory libel charges
By Nelson A. King NEW YORK, Jun 21, CMC – The New York-based Guyanese political activist, Rickford Burke, has welcomed...
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High Court strikes down criminal defamatory libel as violation of constitutional right to freedom of expression
Rickford Burke - says Guyana court cannot serve criminal summons overseas In a landmark decision, Guyana's Chief Justice Roxane George-Wiltshire...
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AFC calls for scrapping of blasphemous libel offence, says it violates freedom of expression
The Alliance for Change (AFC) on Monday called on all members of the National Assembly to repeal the "archaic and...
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President says elevation to Court of Appeal judgeship requires constitutional “fidelity”, “unassailable integrity”
Left to right: Justices of Appeal Priya Sewnarine-Beharry and Naresh Harnanan, Attorney General Anil Nandlall, Justice of Appeal Joann Barlow,...
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Christopher Ram threatens legal action over no information on oil agreement
Chartered Accountant, Christopher Ram. Civil society activist Christopher Ram on Wednesday threatened to take legal action because information related to...
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Christopher Ram asks High Court to allow individuals to run as candidates in general elections
Chartered Accountant and Attorney-at-Law, Christopher Ram. Well-known civil society activist Christopher Ram on Monday asked the High Court to declare...
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Commissioner picketed for being a stumbling block to information access
Organiser Christopher Ram speaking with persons on the picket line outside the Office of the Commissioner of Information, East Street,...
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Former International Criminal Court Judge to join Caribbean Court of Justice
Dr Chile Eboe-Osuji Nigeria-born Canadian international jurist, Dr Chile Eboe-Osuji has been appointed a judge at the Caribbean Court of...
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PNCR Chief Scrutineer’s case on residency of voters badly filed, arguments flawed- Attorney General
Ms Carol Smith-Joseph People's National Congress Reform's (PNCR) Chief Scrutineer, Carol Smith-Joseph's request of the High Court for a judicial...
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