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Abolish jury trials for interior murder cases, new offences- DPP, CCJ judge, others
Director of Public Prosecutions, Shalimar Hack. Guyana's Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Shalimar Hack on Saturday recommended the scrapping of...
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CCJ judge says prolonged case delays are “unacceptable”; recommends system to fast-track cases
Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) judge, Jacob Wit. Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) Judge, Jacob Wit on Saturday expressed concern...
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CCJ denies special leave to man serving two life sentences for sexual activity with a child
Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. On Wednesday, 21 June 2023, the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ), sitting in Guyana, delivered...
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Minister Dharamlall released on bail after several hours in custody; evidence to disprove allegations to be presented
PPP parliamentarian, Nigel Dharamlall. (File picture) Local Government Minister Nigel Dharamlall was released from five hours of police custody and...
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“Length of metal” cannot determine legitimacy of parliamentary acts- says Judge, in dismissing opposition’s Natural Resource Act case
A replica of the mace before the Speaker Manzoor Nadir before Governance Minister Gail Teixeira put the question for the...
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BREAKING: Appeal Court stays suspension of ExxonMobil’s Liza 1 operations, orders US$2 billion clean-up deposit
The Guyana Court of Appeal on Thursday ordered a stay of a High Court suspension order of the Liza 1...
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Boundary gerrymandering will impact on APNU at local govt elections
PNCR Chairman Shurwayne Holder The People's National Congress Reform (PNCR)-led A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) said it would not...
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‘C Island Hotel’ legally sold, signature of seller was not forged- High Coirt
C-Island Hotel, Princess and High Streets, Werk-en-Rust, Georgetown. Guyana's High Court on Friday ruled that the once well-known 'C Island...
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Pilot on bail after pleading innocent to trafficking in persons charge
Pilot and businessman Orlando Charles Guyanese pilot and businessman, Orlando Charles, is on GY$1.3 million bail after he pleaded not...
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High Court dismisses APNU’s Local Govt constituency boundaries case
Efforts by A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) to convince the High Court to postpone or cancel the June 12...
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