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Opposition parliamentarian asks High Court to scrap Clifton Hicken’s appointment as Police Commissioner
Acting Commissioner of Police Clifton Hicken. People's National Congress Reform (PNCR) executive member, Christopher Jones has asked the High Court...
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Policewoman files private racial hostility charge against lawyer
Attorney-at-Law Nirvan Singh A policewoman has filed a private criminal charge under Guyana’s Racial Hostility Law. Woman Constable Shawnette Bollers,...
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Article 13 justifies call for confirmation of Chancellor, Chief Justice
Acting Chief Justice Roxanne George-Wiltshire (right) and Acting Chancellor of the Judiciary Justice Yonette Cummings-Edwards. The civil society pro-participatory governance...
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Acting Chief Justice Roxanne George-Wiltshire (left) and Acting Chancellor of the Judiciary Justice Yonette Cummings-Edwards. Attorney General Anil Nandlall is...
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Article 13 not enforceable; govt doesn’t have to consult with anyone- Nandlall
Attorney General Anil Nandlall. Attorney General Anil Nandlall on Tuesday said Article 13 of Guyana's constitution, whose objective is for...
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Bar Association recommends changes to “failed formula” for appointing Chancellor, Chief Justice
President of the Guyana Bar Association, Pauline Chase. The Guyana Bar Association (GBA) on Tuesday recommended that the procedure for...
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APNU+AFC Chief Whip, trade unionist ask High Court to quash Natural Resource Fund law
House Speaker Manzoor Nadir holding what he termed a replica mace while putting the Natural Resource Fund Bill to the...
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Caribbean Court says unconstitutional for DPP to unilaterally order fresh Preliminary Inquiries
President of the Caribbean Court of Justice, Adrian Saunders telling Attorney General Basil Williams (backing camera) "we need to make...
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President recommends police, judiciary jointly find solutions
President Irfaan Ali on Thursday recommended that representatives of the judiciary and the Guyana Police Force discuss problems and find...
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Former Police Service Commission Chairman can challenge suspension; Attorney General appeals “unlawful, unconstitutional” decision
Justice Gino Persaud The High Court on Wednesday afternoon ruled that now former Chairman of the Police Service Commission Paul...
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