Hearing of the Appeal - The AG (Guyana) & 2 Ors. v Christoper Jones & Speaker of National Assembly

Caribbean Court of Justice
Caribbean Court of Justice
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Published 2024-07-30
The appellants were appointed Parliamentary Secretaries by the President of Guyana following the General Elections held in March 2020. By virtue of their appointments, they held 2 seats as non-voting members of the National Assembly. On 25 July 2023, the Court of Appeal of Guyana upheld the decision of the Chief Justice which declared that the appellants were not lawful members of the National Assembly. The appellants have appealed to the CCJ. The appeal will be heard on 30 July 2024.
All Comments (15)
  • @mscliffhanger3885
    The judges looked confused and fed up with Ford..what a disgrace for a senior counsel smfh
  • @fareenahahn5288
    Good questions getting down to the bottom, the nitty gritty got him agitated
  • @d.isaacs283
    Look who is going to take our country forward . I am shame to say l am a Guyanese right now
  • @d.isaacs283
    God help Guyana to rule by AFC we will not a country no more
  • @jagnarineedwards5891
    A Plesent Good afternoon God Almighty Blessing to you all watching from cotton tree w c b Guyana we need your expertise Questions and Answers
  • @roberthart9195
    B0th sets don't have equal status. One is active due to being sworn in, the other "" "Dormant" and has no influence to alter decisions by vote, which is only allowed by elected members. The ' Dormant ' members should not be considered Parliamentarians since they should not sit in Parliament, even if elected as Technocrats. If they do then the total number of sitting Members will be extended by 2: a total of 67. I don't know who instructs/ directs the extra 2 members, but I guess their interest is only on the Government's side. By function, they are not Parliamentarians though on the list. They should be addressed otherwise consistent with their function, but different to elected members.