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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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Alexander threatens Jagdeo with GY$50 million defamation lawsuit
Mr. Vincent Alexander. The Chairman of the International Decade for People of African Descent-Guyana, Vincent Alexander is threatening to sue...
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Police Service Commission was not properly constituted but decisions saved under “de facto doctrine”
The High Court on Tuesday said the Police Service Commission (PSC) was not properly consulted because there was no Chairman...
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Chief Justice rules Opposition Leader properly consulted on appointment of Police Service, Integrity Commission
Chief Justice Roxane George-Wiltshire on Tuesday ruled that President Irfaan Ali properly consulted with Opposition Leader Aubrey Norton on the...
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Forde signals appeal of Chief Justice’s “regrettable” decision on constitutionality of Hicken’s appointment as Police Commissioner
Attorney-at-Law Roysdale Forde Attorney-at-Law Roysdale Forde on Thursday night said he would be appealing Chief Justice Roxane George-Wiltshire's "regrettable" ruling...
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High Court rules: President’s appointment of Clifton Hicken to act as Police Commissioner constitutional
Chief Justice Roxane George-Wiltshire on Thursday ruled that President Irfaan Ali's appointment of Mr Clifton Hicken to act as Police...
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8 opposition parliamentarians suspended for “collective vulgarity” in the National Assembly
APNU+AFC frontbencher Khemraj Ramjattan holding up the Report of the Committee of Privileges to make two points in an effort...
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APNU+AFC’s Christopher Jones asks Court to nullify police promotions in Hicken’s acting Police Commissioner appointment
Christopher Jones. The High Court will next month rule on whether President Irfaan Ali breached Guyana's Constitution by appointing Assistant...
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Home Affairs Minister seeks to justify Hicken’s appointment as acting Police Commissioner
Home Affairs Minister Robeson Benn and acting Police Commissioner Clifton Hicken. Home Affairs Minister Robeson Benn has told the High...
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Hicken’s acting Police Commissioner appointment: Attorney General allowed to file defence on “doctrine of necessity”
Acting Commissioner of Police Clifton Hicken. Despite strenuously objecting to Attorney General Anil Nandlall's request to for an extension affidavit...
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