The A New and United Guyana (ANUG), Liberty and Justice Party (LJP) and The New Movement (TNM), which contested the 2020 elections, utilized section 22 of the Representation of the People Act (ROPA) for the first time in Guyana’s history and wrote to the Chief Election Officer informing him that they have “joined” their lists. […]
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THE LAW IS A JEALOUS MISTRESS – A NEW DIMENSION
“The law is a jealous mistress and requires long and constant courtship. It is not won by trifling favours, but by lavish homage.” So said US Supreme Court Justice Joseph Story in 1929. Much has been written about this statement, including its origins. One suggestion is that it was first used by James Madison, the fourth President of the United States, […]
THE ADVENTURES OF MELLY MEL
Melissa Ann Atwell, a Facebook personality, who goes by the call name of ‘Melly Mel,’ attracted the ire of the Attorney General (AG) who has filed a court action against her claiming $100 million in damages for libel. Over the past week Ms. Atwell, in a series of posts on Facebook, revealed in a diatribe ripe with abuse of Mr. Nandlall, that he is the source of a great deal of juicy, but […]
BIOMETRICS IS NOT PERMITTED THE CONSTITUTION OR BY ANY OTHER LAW
The three members of the Elections Commission representing the Opposition, recently issued a joint letter calling for the implementation of biometrics by way of electronic fingerprint technology, to identify voters at elections. This is a long-standing demand by the Opposition that picked up speed after the 2020 elections when the Opposition, in a deflective maneouvre, […]
ETHICS IN ADMINISTRATION
In 1961 the PPP was elected as the government for the second time, 1957 being the first. My father, Ram Karran, was appointed a Minister of the Government in both 1957 and 1961. On this latter occasion I distinctly recall that in December, 1961, a large number of Christmas gifts were delivered to our home. […]