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13th March 2023 is date for Local Government Elections

The Government of Guyana today announced that Local Government Elections will take place on the 13th March, 2023. The announcement was made this afternoon after the Minister of Local Government, Nigel Dharamlall wrote to the Chairman of the Elections Commission retired Justice Claudette Singh informing her of the appointed date. The Elections Commission Chair earlier […]

National Stakeholders Consultation on Electoral Reform set for next Tuesday; Opposition says Government should not be leading process

The Guyana government has announced that it will be convening a national stakeholders’ consultation on the draft amendments to Guyana’s electoral laws next Tuesday. The process will be led by the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs and Governance. The Ministry said the consultation is an integral element of the Government’s commitment to implement a consultative, inclusive […]

Chief Justice to hear Ramps Logistics case against Government over Local Content Certificate next month

The Attorneys representing the State and Ramps Logistics (Guyana) are gearing up for a legal battle over the non-issuance of a Local Content Certificate to the company, months after its application was filed. The Ramps Logistics’ case against the Minister of Natural Resources, the Director of the Local Content Secretariat and others, came up in […]

Magistrate Daly to continue hearing Bascom Cyber Crime case after DPP’s request for removal falls flat

Despite attempts by the Director of Public Prosecutions, Shalimar Ali-Hack to have Magistrate Leron Daly removed from hearing the Detective Dion Bascom Cyber Crime Case, the City magistrate will be presiding over the trial early next year. Last month, the DPP wrote Acting Chancellor of the Judiciary, Justice Yonette Cummings requesting that Senior Magistrate Leron […]

CCJ overturns Guyana Court of Appeal’s decision to hear Election Petition case

The Caribbean Court of Justice today ruled that the Guyana Court of Appeal had no jurisdiction to entertain the appeal in Elections Petition No.99 which was dismissed by Acting Chief Justice, Roxanne George last year on the grounds of technicality.  The ruling effectively means that Petition 99, which the Coalition saw as the base of […]