Guyana Court of Appeal
The Guyana Court of Appeal is to rule on Thursday, July 30th at 11 am in the appeal brought by Misenga Jones against the use of the votes from the recount of the March 2nd elections as the basis for the declaration of the result.
President of the panel Justice of Appeal Dawn Gregory made the announcement at the end of five hours of arguments on Saturday 25 July 2020.
The other members of the panel hearing this case are Justice of Appeal Rishi Persaud and High Court judge, Justice Priya Sewnarine-Beharry.
It is conceivable that this case could be further appealed to the Caribbean Court of Justice.
EDUCATION: The Growth of Education in British Guiana (Guyana) -1800-1876 – By Dr. Odeen Ishmael
THE GROWTH OF EDUCATION BEFORE 1840
Before the beginning of the nineteenth century there were not many people in Guyana who could read and write, and these included almost all the African slaves. Those who had some form of education included planters, merchants, government officials and some free persons of African descent.
During the period of Dutch colonisation, small schools were established by the planters to educate their young children, who, when they grew older, were sent away to Europe to continue their education.
From the early days of colonisation, the planters objected to the education of the slaves. Even attempts to expose them to Christian teachings faced the wrath of the planters. Continue reading →
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