THURSDAY 20th OCTOBER, 2022
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No. 106881
Another election-related Court of Appeal decision thrown out - as CCJ rules CoA lacks jurisdiction to hear election petition dismissed by Chief Justice
THE Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ), on Wednesday, ruled that the Court of Appeal (CoA) in Guyana does not have the jurisdiction to hear and determine the appeal filed to challenge the dismissal of A Partnership for National Unity + Alliance For Change (APNU+AFC)’s Election Petition 99 of 2020. T h e Tr i n i d a d - b a s e d court allowed the appeal filed by Attorney-General Mohabir Anil Nandlall, S.C., and Vice-President, Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo as the General Secretary of the People’s Progressive Party (PPP), and ruled to overturn the CoA’s ruling on that petition. Justices Jacob Wit, Maureen Rajnauth-Lee, Denys Barrow, Winston Anderson and Peter Jamadar presided over the case at the CCJ, which is Guyana’s final court of appeal. Justice Anderson while delivering the court’s ruling said that Guyana’s appeal
(From left) Justice Denys Barrow, Justice Peter Jamadar, Justice Maureen Rajnauth-Lee, Justice Winston Anderson, and Justice Jacob Wit
court did not have jurisdiction to hear the case since the matter was thrown out
by the High Court. Additionally, he said there is no statutory or con-
stitutional instrument granting jurisdiction to the Court of Appeal to hear an appeal
CARICOM leaders, Canada’s PM discuss Haiti’s crisis PRESIDENT, Dr Irfaan Ali and other CARICOM leaders met virtually with Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to discuss the crisis in Haiti on Wednesday night. The President was joined by Foreign Secretary, Robert Persaud. The French creole-speaking Caribbean nation has been affected by gang violence and several social issues that have paralysed the country. “… the humanitarian crisis is immense now and we are ready to fully support [them],” President Ali told journalists in
an invited comment following an event at the British High Commissioner’s residence on Tuesday. According to the Miami Herald, the US and Canada provided material support to Haiti as recent as Saturday to help police fight a powerful gang amid a pending request from the Haitian Government for the immediate deployment of foreign troops. CARICOM has consistently offered support to sister country Haiti to improve governance and restore peace. The security
and humanitarian crises in Haiti have worsened over the years due in part to that government’s reduced support for fuel subsidies. With the rise of gang-related vio-
lence, the Haitian Council of Ministers has instructed the country’s Prime Minister Ariel Henry to plead with the international community for support.
of an election petition for procedural impropriety, or any other reason not stated
in Article 163 (1) of the Constitution. SEE FULL STORY ON PAGE 3
THE People’s National Congress/Reform (PNC/R) has again found itself at the centre of an elections debacle, this time reportedly called out by its own executive member Annette Ferguson, for not being able to conduct a process that is free, fair and credible.of the PNC/R expressing her concerns over alleged irregularities which were observed during the October 2 polls.
SEE FULL STORY ON PAGE 8
Annette Ferguson ‘fed up’ with PNC rigging?