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Court of Appeal rebukes Fisher v. GECOM case as “abuse of process” -The AG’s take

October 15, 2025 Staff Reporter

The Court of Appeal has delivered a blistering rebuke of the much-talked-about case brought by Crystal Fisher against the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), describing it as an “abuse of the process of the court” and “completely baseless.” Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs, Anil Nandlall, SC, during his Issues in the News program, highlighted […]

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CCJ filing in FGM’s legal challenge over ballot exclusion flagged as defective

October 15, 2025 Staff Reporter

Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs Anil Nandlall, SC, says an appeal filed at the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) in the election matter Krystal Fisher v. Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) has already been flagged by the court’s registry as “defective.” “They hurriedly, in their quest to seek publicity, published in the press that […]

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Nandlall vows U.S enforcement of $37M ‘Melly Mel’ defamation judgment

October 15, 2025 Staff Reporter

Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs, Anil Nandlall, SC, says the High Court has awarded him $37 million in damages and $500,000 in costs in his defamation action against United States-based social media activist Melissa “Melly Mel” Atwell. Announcing the judgment during his programme on Tuesday evening, Nandlall said the case stemmed from a […]

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Acid attack plotter now jointly charged in acid attack case

October 15, 2025 Staff Reporter

The criminal case against 32-year-old Keron Daniels took a new turn on Monday when he appeared before Senior Magistrate Fabyo Azore at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court. Daniels, who was previously charged alone, is now jointly charged with another man, Ivor Billingy, for the September 3, 2025 acid attack that left two women badly injured. The […]

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Berbice Woman Fined After Dropping Domestic Abuse Complaint

October 14, 2025 Staff Reporter

A Berbice woman has been fined a total of $60,000 for wasting the court’s time after withdrawing an abuse case she had filed against her husband. Joanna Ramoutar, of Lot 143, Number Two Village, East Canje, Berbice, was fined $20,000 on each of three charges by Magistrate Michelle Matthias. In June 2025, Ramoutar made a […]

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Ex-Chronicle photographer gets suspended sentence after settlement in sexual assault case

October 10, 2025 Staff Reporter

Former Guyana Chronicle photographer, Vishawanauth Narine, was on Thursday handed a two-year suspended sentence after reaching a $1.1 million financial settlement with the victim in his sexual assault case. Narine, who was found guilty on one count of sexual assault, appeared virtually via Zoom before Magistrate Orinthia Schmidt at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court. His family […]

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Stewartville Labourer Charged with Murder of 15-Year-Old Stepson

October 9, 2025 Staff Reporter

A 49-year-old labourer of Stewartville, West Coast Demerara, has been charged with the murder of his 15-year-old stepson, which occurred on October 3, 2025. The accused, Balram Bessessar, called Navin, was arrested the same day the incident occurred and later charged on October 7, 2025, for the murder of Sudesh Singh, also known as Joel, […]

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Three Men Remanded for 2023 Murder of Port Mourant Man

October 9, 2025 Staff Reporter

Three men were on Wednesday remanded to prison in connection with the 2023 murder of 72-year-old Kamaluddin Abrahim of Port Mourant, Corentyne Berbice. The accused — Rajendra Balkarran, called “Gomes,” 45, a cane harvester of Rose Hall Town; Dorwin Trim, called “Rusty,” 32, an unemployed man of Free Yard, Port Mourant; and Premchand Ramsohai, 28, […]

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Guyana defends $100M parking meter case before International Tribunal

October 9, 2025 Staff Reporter

Guyana has wrapped up its defence in the $100 million arbitration case brought by Smart City Solutions (SCS) over the controversial Georgetown parking meter project. The hearings were conducted before the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) in Paris. Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs, Anil Nandlall, S.C., led Guyana’s delegation to […]

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Guyana-born jurist Arif Bulkan to be sworn in before President Ali

October 9, 2025 Staff Reporter

Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs, Anil Nandlall, SC, has announced that Guyanese-born jurist Justice Arif Bulkan will be officially sworn in as a Judge of the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) next week in Guyana. Justice Bulkan, who was recently appointed to the regional court, is set to take his oath of office […]

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