Robust Local Content Regulations already in draft – AG Nandlall

Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs, Anil Nandlall S.C. said this week that Local Content Regulations are already in draft and will be...

ICJ to hold public hearings for the Guyana/Venezuela border case 

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) will hold public hearings in the case concerning the Arbitral Award of October 3, 1899 (Guyana v. Venezuela)...

Court of Appeal reserves judgment on convicted rapist’s appeal for shorter jail time

Guyana's Court of Appeal has reserved its decision in an appeal by former Pastor Andrew Hannibal. He is currently serving a 40-year jail sentence...

Husband accused of dousing wife with hot porridge gets murder charge

Ajay Persaud, 24, was charged today with the murder of his wife, Analee Gonsalves. Persaud, who is on remand at the Lusignan Prison, appeared virtually...

Justice sector strengthened with passage of Restorative Justice Bill

The National Assembly on Monday passed the Restorative Justice Bill of 2022 with no amendments, paving the way for the use of restorative justice...

Quintet to be sentenced on December 28 for Berbice carpenter’s murder 

The five men who stood trial in the High Court for the murder of Berbice carpenter Faiyaz Narinedatt were found guilty following a final...

Man gets life in prison for raping 3-year-old girl; Judge condemns it as “one...

Justice Sandil Kissoon on Tuesday afternoon sentenced a man to life in prison for raping a toddler. The incident was reportedly caught on camera. Thirty-one-year-old...

GCCI denounces arrest of lawyer; says no to “intimidation tactics”

See release from the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI): The Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) is cognizant of the arrest of...

Gov’t to construct Vergenoegen Hope and Justice Centre

The Government will be constructing a Hope and Justice Centre at Vergenoegen, Region Three (Essequibo Islands-West Demerara) under the Support for the Criminal Justice...

Judicial hearing on Local Content Certificate for Ramps Logistics Guyana set for next month

Following a brief case management proceeding on Thursday, Guyana’s Chief Justice Roxane George S.C scheduled November 11, 2022, to hear oral arguments in the...

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