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Lawyer sues police for wrongful arrest, seeks High Court declarations on lawyers’ rights
Attorney-at-Law Tamieka Clarke Attorney-at-Law Tamieka Clarke on Friday asked the High Court to declare as unconstitutional the arrest and detention...
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Senior police officers were divided over security of Region Four Returning Office
Assistant Commissioner of Police Edgar Thomas Former 'A' Division Commander Assistant Police Commissioner Edgar Thomas on Friday confessed to disobeying...
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Chief Election Officer cannot alter info -current Chief
Chief Election Officer Vishnu Persaud displaying his statement that he submitted to the Commission of Inquiry The Chief Election Officer...
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2020 Elections Inquiry findings will consider only “credible evidence”- COI Chairman
Chairman of the Commission of Inquiry Justice Stanley John (centre) flanked by Former Attorney General, High Court Judge and Acting...
Read moreDetailsPolice slammed for arresting attorney for advising client to remain silent; lawyer to sue police for wrongful arrest
Attorneys-at-Law Nigel Hughes and Tamika Clarke. The Guyana Bar Association (GBA) and Guyana Association of Women Lawyers (GAWL) on Friday...
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Opposition Leader cannot kickstart process to appoint Chancellor, Chief Justice- Nandlall
Acting Chief Justice Roxanne George-Wiltshire (right) and Acting Chancellor of the Judiciary Justice Yonette Cummings-Edwards. Attorney General Anil Nandlall on...
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Unauthorised release of election petition decision negatively impacted CCJ, says Regional Court
Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. The Caribbean Court of Justice, like some other apex courts, has a practice of...
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BREAKING: Jagdeo, govt win case to strike out key opposition election petition but CCJ chastises Attorney General’s premature release of decision
Attorney General, Anil Nandlall The People's Progressive Party Civic's Representative of the List of Candidates Bharrat Jagdeo and the Guyana...
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Commissioners to probe 2020 general and regional elections sworn in
Chairman of the Commission of Inquiry Justice Stanley John (centre) flanked by Former Attorney General, High Court Judge and Acting...
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Guyanese jurist to be sworn in as Belize’s Chief Justice today
Prominent and well-respected Caribbean jurist, Justice Louise Blenman will Friday be sworn in as the Chief Justice of Belize. The...
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