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, 2008GuyanaDEATH PENALTY
Murder and treason are capital crimes.
Murder and treason are capital crimes.
- DECEMBER 18, 2007GuyanaDEATH PENALTY
Guyana voted against the Resolution on a Moratorium...
Guyana voted against the Resolution on a Moratorium...
- DECEMBER 5, 2007GuyanaDEATH PENALTY
GUYANA: MERCY COUNCIL SITTING AGAIN AFTER TWO YEARS
two years after it expired, the Advisory Council on the Prerogative of Mercy in Guyana was recently reconstituted and members held their first meeting at the Ministry of Home Affairs.
- MAY 19, 2007GuyanaDEATH PENALTY
GUYANA MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR WIFE'S MURDER
Doodnauth Ramsaywack who was on trial in the High Court for the murder of his wife was sentenced to death after the jury returned a unanimous verdict.
- MAY 11, 2007GuyanaDEATH PENALTY
GUYANA. THREE BROTHERS SENTENCED TO DEATH
three brothers were sentenced to death for the kidnap, rape and murder of a 32-year-old woman after they
- FEBRUARY 13, 2007GuyanaDEATH PENALTY
GUYANA. DEATH SENTENCE FOR MAN WHO MURDERED PARTNER
Royston Alfred, convicted of murdering his partner three years ago on D'Urban Street, was sentenced to
- JANUARY 1, 2007GuyanaDEATH PENALTY
Murder and treason are capital crimes.
Murder and treason are capital crimes.
- FEBRUARY 27, 2006GuyanaDEATH PENALTY
GUYANA. NFA WOMEN DEMAND RESUMPTION OF DEATH PENALTY
the women's section of the National Front Alliance demanded the reintroduction of the death penalty for murder while condemning what it called the "brutal execution'' of a woman taxi driver, Seeraji Singh. In a press release, the women noted that there ha
- JANUARY 1, 2006GuyanaDEATH PENALTY
Murder and treason are capital crimes.
Murder and treason are capital crimes.
- APRIL 16, 2005BarbadosDEATH PENALTY
CARIBBEAN. LEADERS INAUGURATE OWN COURT OF JUSTICE
Caribbean leaders inaugurated a court that would serve as the highest judicial body for much of the region, a step toward shedding their 170-year-old dependence on Britain's Privy Council that many had resented as a vestige of colonialism.
- JANUARY 1, 2005GuyanaDEATH PENALTY
Murder and treason are capital crimes.
Murder and treason are capital crimes.
- MAY 19, 2004GuyanaDEATH PENALTY
Amnesty International said that the Commission of Inquiry...
Amnesty International said that the Commission of Inquiry to probe allegations that a Guyana government minister was involved in a "death squad" should meet international guidelines