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GUYANA | After two weeks, Haitian nationals want High Court to release them from police custody

Georgetown, Guyana, November 29, 2020 - Demerara Waves - The President of the Association of Haitian Nationals in Guyana has moved to the Court over the ongoing detention of 26 Haitian nationals who recently arrived in Guyana and were granted a six-month stay. The Haitians are asking the High Court to order that they be released from police custody.

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GUYANA | Race Tension High In Guyana, Civil unrest possible

GUYANA | Race Tension High In Guyana, Civil unrest possible

GEORGETOWN, Guyana. August 29, 2020 - All is not well in Guyana as simmering political tension over the arrest and detention by the ruling PPP of several Guyana Electoral Commission (GECOM) officers seem to have exploded in the community of  Belladrum, West Coast resulting in the deployment of heavily armed police officers to break up the protest.

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  • Countries Guyana
  • Published in CARICOM
High Court blocks CARICOM-supervised recount of Guyana’s general election votes

High Court blocks CARICOM-supervised recount of Guyana’s general election votes

GEORGETOWN, March 17, 2020 - While the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) examines the legal ramifications of the Aide Memoire between the Opposition Leader and President David Granger aimed at kick-starting the Caribbean Community (CARICOM)-supervised recount of votes cast in March 2 general elections, the High Court on Tuesday granted an injunction blocking that exercise.

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GUYANA | AG asks Court of Appeal to Keep President, Cabinet in Office

GUYANA | AG asks Court of Appeal to Keep President, Cabinet in Office

GEORGETOWN, February 11, 20-19 - Guyana's Attorney General, Basil Williams has asked the Court of Appeal to allow President David Granger and his Cabinet tyo remain in office until the appeal courts decide whether to overturn or uphold a High Court ruling that the no-confidence motion was validly passed.

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  • Published in Politics
Guyana High Court

GUYANA | High Court rules no-confidence motion valid, Govt to resign

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, January 31, 2019 - The Guyana High Court has ruled that the No-Confidence Motion against the government passed in the House of Assembly on December 21 was valid, and the govermnent will have to resign to pave the way for elections in 90 days.

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  • Countries Guyana
  • Published in Politics
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