Remaining member of Law Reform Commission sworn–in
President Irfaan Ali on Tuesday administered the Oath of Office to the remaining members of the Constitution Reform Commission and the Law Reform Commission during a ceremony at his Office.
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President Irfaan Ali on Tuesday administered the Oath of Office to the remaining members of the Constitution Reform Commission and the Law Reform Commission during a ceremony at his Office.
The Commission of Inquiry into the March 2020 General elections has recommended major restructuring of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) and the enactment of campaign financing legislation here to govern future elections.
The Commission of Inquiry into the March 2020 General and Regional Elections has found that there was a conscious and deliberate –even brazen effort to violate the provisions of section 84(1) of the Representation of the Peoples Act by senior officials of the Guyana Elections. And in its report the COI singled out former Chief Elections Officer, Keith Lowenfield, his then deputy, Roxanne Myers and Returning Office for Region Four, Clairmont Mingo accusing them of principally responsible for “clear and deliberate attempts to frustrate, obstruct and su...
It has become fashionable for people aligned to the major opposition party or who are anti-PPP/C to explain every social situation through the prism of race of racial discrimination. There is a tendency to pluck an issue out of its historical context and then begin to ruminate on it. This is not the right way to analyze situations for salience. Rather, there should be a shift in focus on adopting a contextual approach to any matter. In addition, the use of emotive language with the implicit intention of trying to extract a particular decision, could hardly deserve any serious attention.
On 1st March 2017, Justices Yonette Cummings-Edwards and Roxane George-Wiltshire SC were appointed to act as Chancellor and Chief Justice, respectively, by President David Granger. Six years later, the two ladies, even as they continue to provide uninterrupted services in the positions, are yet to be appointed as substantive holders of the offices. The non-appointment of these justices is discriminatory.