Full Court rules SOCU can file and pursue court actions under AML/CFT law
The Full Court has unanimously ruled that the Special Organised Crime Unit (SOCU) has the legal authority to institute and maintain court…
Category: COURT
Chief Justice jails second accused for 20 years in 2021 taxi driver killing
Acting Chief Justice Navindra Singh has imposed a 20-year prison sentence on Seyon Kemo James for his involvement in the 2021 killing…
Dwayne Thomas gets five years for manslaughter in ‘DJ Viper’ killing
Dwayne Thomas has been sentenced to five years’ imprisonment for manslaughter in the killing of 28-year-old Brian Pitman, also known as “DJ…
Ituni stabbing case ends in attempted murder conviction
A Demerara High Court jury has convicted 36-year-old Mark Rodney in connection with a brutal stabbing that nearly claimed a man’s life…
Venezuelan national pleads guilty to 2020 fatal stabbing of WCD youth
A Venezuelan national, Nestor Luis Bolivar Martinez—known as “Spanish Boy”—has confessed before the High Court that he was responsible for the unlawful…
Alleged murder plot trial dropped after parties reach financial settlement
The Demerara High Court trial of businessman Mark Grimmond and alleged contract killer Chatterpaul Singh has come to an abrupt end. The…
Mohameds’ request for High Court review of extradition laws dismissed
–committal hearing set to begin on January 6, 2025 On Wednesday, Principal Magistrate Judy Latchman dismissed an application by businessmen Nazar and…
January 6, 2026 for commencement of Mohameds’ extradition case
The Mohameds and their high-powered legal team were left stunned on Wednesday after Principal Magistrate Judy Latchman shut down their constitutional challenge,…
Constitutional rights claims don’t apply to extradition, treaty not deficient, U.S. already gave written safeguards -AG
Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs, Anil Nandlall, SC, says the constitutional concerns being raised in the extradition proceedings for Nazar…
Lawyers for U.S. government rejects constitutional challenge
-calls defence bid “frivolous” as Mohameds fight extradition King’s Counsel Terrence Williams of Jamaica, representing the United States government, firmly rejected the…