Courts

The civil society pro-participatory governance organisation, Article 13, said the acting Chancellor of the Judiciary, Yonette Cummings and acting Chief Justice Roxane George-Wiltshire should be confirmed because they have performed creditably. “They have obviously been in the system for years and years. Over the time, they would have given some excellent decisions. They would have given some decisions that were ...

Attorney General Anil Nandlall is backing calls by the Guyana Bar Association (GBA) for a change in the constitutional method for the appointment of a substantive Chancellor and Chief Justice due to years of refusal by successive Opposition Leaders to approve the President’s choices. Noting that the constitutional reform process has started, he stayed clear of suggesting what the new ...

Attorney General Anil Nandlall on Tuesday said Article 13 of Guyana’s constitution, whose objective is for Guyanese to participate in making decisions that directly affect their well-being , cannot be enforced and there is no law compelling the government to consult anyone. “In my view, and perhaps now we will have it determined, in my view Article 13 is not ...

The Guyana Bar Association (GBA) on Tuesday recommended that the procedure for appointing a Chancellor and Chief Justice be changed after decades-old failure by the opposition and the government to reach consensus on appointing substantive office holders since 2005. GBA President, Attorney-at-Law Pauline Chase said the time has come to find better approach to appoint those two top judicial officers. ...

Opposition A Partnership for National Unity+Alliance For Change Chief Whip, Christopher Jones and trade unionist Norris Witter are challenging the constitutionality of the Natural Resource Fund legislation since they believe it was not properly passed by the National Assembly due to the absence of the mace and a lack of consultation. The High Court is being asked to order that ...

The Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) on Tuesday ruled that Guyana’s Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) could not unilaterally order a Magistrate to conduct another preliminary inquiry but must instead ask the High Court to decide. In a unanimous decision that saw murder-accused Guyana-born American Marcus Bisram being a free man unless there is fresh evidence for the DPP to ...

President Irfaan Ali on Thursday recommended that representatives of the judiciary and the Guyana Police Force discuss problems and find solutions and cost them. “I want to propose that we have a strategic session because the judiciary can also help us to identify areas of weakness and we can also raise concerns so unless we can come in a room, ...

The High Court on Wednesday afternoon ruled that now former Chairman of the Police Service Commission Paul Slowe can challenge the suspension of himself and the other then commissioners by President Irfaan Ali. But Attorney General Anil Nandlall hours later filed a notice of appeal saying that the Judge’s decision  is “unlawful, unconstitutional, and is not supported by established legal ...

The United States says two Guyanese have been extradited to that North American country face the court on sexual offence and related charges. “The extradition of the two fugitives strengthens the rule of law in Guyana and reflects the strong professional law enforcement and judicial cooperation between the United States and the Guyana government,” the embassy here said on Wednesday. ...

The Guyana Court of Appeal on Tuesday granted leave to the government and the People’s Progressive Party to appeal a decision to the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ). Chancellor of the Judiciary, Yonette Cummings made her decision in keeping with the CCJ Act and she also ordered that the applicants/intended appellants lodge GY$750,000 with the Supreme Court as security for ...