Guyana
2026
- GOVERNMENT
- Parliamentary Republic
- CONSTITUTION
- October 6, 1980
- LEGAL SYSTEM
- is based on English law with references to Roman-Dutch law
- LEGISLATIVE SYSTEM
- unicameral, National Assembly
- JUDICIAL SYSTEM
- Supreme Court of Justice with final appeal to the Caribbean Court of Justice
RELIGIONS
50% Christians, 28% Hindus, 7% Muslims, other
From the country
- JANUARY 1, 2017GuyanaDEATH PENALTY
Murder and treason are capital crimes.
Murder and treason are capital crimes.
- JANUARY 1, 2016GuyanaDEATH PENALTY
Murder and treason are capital crimes.
Murder and treason are capital crimes.
- JANUARY 1, 2015GuyanaDEATH PENALTY
Murder and treason are capital crimes.
Murder and treason are capital crimes.
- OCTOBER 31, 2014GuyanaDEATH PENALTY
Robert Browne was sentenced to death this month for murder in Guyana.
Robert Browne was sentenced to death this month for murder in Guyana.
- JANUARY 1, 2014GuyanaDEATH PENALTY
Murder and treason are capital crimes.
Murder and treason are capital crimes.
- JULY 2, 2013GuyanaDEATH PENALTY
three Guyanese soldiers found guilty of abducting a gold miner
three Guyanese soldiers found guilty of abducting a gold miner
FEBRUARY 14, 2013GuyanaDEATH PENALTYGUYANA: DEATH SENTENCE FOR MURDERER OF 17-YEAR-OLD
In Guyana, a Bush Lot, West Coast Berbice tractor operator who was on trial at the High Court
JANUARY 16, 2013GuyanaDEATH PENALTYGUYANA: SIX DEATH ROW INMATES’ SENTENCE COMMUTED TO LIFE
Six Death Row inmates had their sentences commuted to life imprisonment in Guyana. The
- JANUARY 2, 2013GuyanaDEATH PENALTY
GUYANA: DEATH ROW INMATE GETS SENTENCE COMMUTED
In Guyana, Attorney-at-law Nigel Hughes was able to have his client, Oral Hendricks’ sentence
- JANUARY 1, 2013GuyanaDEATH PENALTY
Murder and treason are capital crimes.
Murder and treason are capital crimes.
- OCTOBER 31, 2012GuyanaDEATH PENALTY
in Guyana, a Rose Hall Town man was sentenced to death...
in Guyana, a Rose Hall Town man was sentenced to death...
- AUGUST 7, 2012BarbadosDEATH PENALTY
CARIBBEAN COUNTRIES URGED TO IMPOSE MORATORIUM ON DEATH PENALTY
The Inter American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) has called on several Caribbean