Latest update February 12th, 2025 8:40 AM

Guyana's largest selling daily and New York's most popular weekly

Latest News

What about the Senior Counsel announcement?

Jun 01, 2016 Letters

Dear Editor,

As predicted President Granger announced a long list of awardees including three Orders of Roraima (the second highest) and not surprisingly most of the nominees are party supporters. This is understandable, but my concern is why no announcement is made of the elevation of Senior Counsel. I am aware that the list of new senior counsel is not made with national awards, but I am at a loss what is the delay. A year ago Chancellor of the Judiciary, Carl
Singh invited lawyers to apply for silk. I am not sure if eligible lawyers applied, butI have not read of any appointment. The last batch of senior counsel was appointed nearly two decades ago and those were Ian Chang former DPP, Ralph Ramkaran, Charles Ramson, Moen Mc Doom, Richard Fields and Samuel Brotherson.
My learned Berbician friend, Mortimer Codette has written about the inordinate delay and suggested that it was time that female lawyers be elevated to the inner bar. I totally agree with him providing that the elevation is on its merits. Guyana is the only jurisdiction in the region where lawyers who merit silk are not being elevated on a regular basis. I recall there were only a few appointments in the Forbes Burnham era including Bhairo Prasad who was elevated to Queens’ Counsel. It was only after
Desmond Hoyte took over as Head of State there were several appointments including Clarence Hughes, George Jackman, Julian Nurse, Doodnauth Singh and former Solicitors Eric Clarke and Sase Narain. In the PPP administration between 1992 to 2015 there was only a handful of elevation. In Belize there are more than 25 Senior Counsel from a Bar with less than a hundred members.
Oscar Ramjeet

Similar Articles

The Glenn Lall Show|| February, 10th, 2025

Follow on Tik Tok @Glennlall

THE BLUNT OF THE DAY

Sports

Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport endorses Mashramani Street Football Championships

Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport endorses Mashramani Street...

Feb 12, 2025

Kaieteur Sports- The Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport (MCY&S) will substantially support the Mashramani Street Football Championships ahead of its Semi-Final and Final set for this Saturday...
Read More
Guyanese boxers shine in IBA World Rankings ahead of Caribbean Championships

Guyanese boxers shine in IBA World Rankings ahead...

Feb 12, 2025

Motie returns for Day/Night affair, as fired-up Harpy Eagles eye 3rd straight win

Motie returns for Day/Night affair, as fired-up...

Feb 12, 2025

Daniel Singh pockets East Bank Pool crown

Daniel Singh pockets East Bank Pool crown

Feb 12, 2025

Khalil, Pollard and Barker reign supreme as BCQS Int’l Masters concludes

Khalil, Pollard and Barker reign supreme as BCQS...

Feb 11, 2025

Cricket West Indies passes historic governance reform at special meeting of shareholders

Cricket West Indies passes historic governance...

Feb 11, 2025

Features/Columnists

Publisher’s Note

Freedom of speech is our core value at Kaieteur News. If the letter/e-mail you sent was not published, and you believe that its contents were not libellous, let us know, please contact us by phone or email.

Feel free to send us your comments and/or criticisms.
Contact: 624-6456; 225-8452; 225-8458; 225-8463; 225-8465; 225-8473 or 225-8491.
Or by Email: [email protected] / [email protected]

Weekend Cartoon

Bridge Watch

Demerara Harbour Bridge

> Berbice Bridge […]