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With the Justice System facing an increasing number of cases, Acting Chief Justice Roxane George, is urging citizens to consider the use of Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) more. At the opening of Law Year 2024 on Tuesday, Justice George said Attorneys should advise their clients to explore Alternative Dispute Resolution, explaining that ADR is any […]
by Svetlana Marshall The 2024 Law Year opened this morning with the launch of a Strategic Plan for the Judiciary, and announcements by the Acting Chancellor of the Judiciary, Justice Yonette Cummings, that a number of new Magisterial positions have been established by the Judicial Service Commission (JSC). In her address at the Supreme Court […]
Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs, Senior Cousel Anil Nandlall, is not happy with the time it is taking for the election fraud cases to be heard. At a press conference on Monday, the Attorney General questioned some of the decisions of the Magistrates who have been hearing the matters, pointing out that in […]
Prime Minister of Qatar, Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani, is confirmed among the growing list of dignitaries and world leaders to attend and make presentations at the upcoming Energy Conference and Supply Chain Expo in Guyana next month. The Guyana Energy Conference and Supply Chain Expo is set to take place from […]
President Irfaan Ali on Sunday announced that the government is currently in talks with the stakeholders of the Berbice River Bridge Company to see how best the government can have a greater say in the operations of the Bridge. Once finalized, he said, it will pave the way for the reduction of tolls to cross […]
Two years after the Brickdam Police Station was completely gutted by fire, the Government today turned the sod for the start of the construction of the new US$28.1M building. The Bassoo Building and Civil Engineering Company has won the contract for the Police Station’s reconstruction. This time around, the central Police station will be state-of-the-art […]
The U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense (DASD) for the Western Hemisphere, Daniel P. Erikson is currently in Guyana to advance bilateral defense and security partnership talks between Guyana and the US. In a statement, the US Embassy in Georgetown said Mr Erikson’s visit “underscores the continued importance the United States places on the U.S.-Guyana […]
Former US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo arrived in Guyana early this morning for what has been described by President Irfaan Ali as a “private visit”. Mr. Pompeo, who served in the last Donald Trump US administration, visited Guyana just after the election of the PPP Civic in 2020. In the aftermath of the Guyana […]
People’s National Congress Reform Executive Member and recently appointed Guyana Ambassador to Venezuela, Dr.Richard Van West-Charles is uncertain about his future in the PNC/R, which was founded by his Father-in-Law, late President Forbes Burnham. Dr. Van West Charles was appointed Guyana’s Ambassador to Venezuela by the PPP government and will take up his position in […]
Outgoing Minister of Public Service, Sonia Parag today announced that the Government will be partnering with the US based online course provider, Coursea, to provide spanish classes to workers in the Public Service. Addressing reporters at her Waterloo Office this afternoon, Minister Parag said the online Spanish programme will target all persons within the Public […]
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