Politics

Feasibility study for local Law School ongoing

The plans for Guyana to have its own Law School are still in the pipeline, with a feasibility exercise for the setting up of the school still ongoing, according to Attorney General Anil Nandlall. The Government has already identified the land where the Law School will be built. During a recent Press Conference, the Attorney […]

US Department of Defense Official promises more support for Guyana Defence Force

The United States Department of Defense plans to work closer this year with the Guyana Defence Force to boost and modernize the country’s defence architecture. U.S Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense, Daniel Erikson made that disclosure during a two-day visit to Guyana, which ended on Tuesday. During the visit, he met and held talks with […]

Acting Chief Justice urges more use of Alternative Dispute Resolution

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 […]

Several new Magisterial positions added to aid local justice system; New Courts to be constructed

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 […]

Deputy Assistant US Secretary of Defence in Guyana for two-day visit

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 […]