Courts

La Caribena News title card: a waste-oil barge at an East Bank Demerara wharf, the parties to the dispute, and the High Court finding of no jurisdiction.

Guyana

A Barge Loaded With 8,080 Barrels of Waste Oil Has Sat at Its Owner's Wharf Since January. The Court Asked to Settle the Dispute Said It Had No Jurisdiction.

Guyana's Civil Defence Commission activated a response by six agencies on 20 October 2026 after a barge holding waste oil listed at a private East Bank Demerara wharf. A High Court application over the barge was dismissed in September for want of jurisdiction and referred to arbitration.

Oct 22, 2026 Theon Alleyne

LA CARIBENA NEWS title card: Six Bank Judgments Go to Auction on 3 November. The Court Will Finance the Buyer at 6 Per Cent.

Guyana

Six Bank Judgments Go to Auction at the High Court on 3 November. The Court Will Finance the Buyer at 6 Per Cent.

Writs of seizure and sale published on 10 October set a sale for 3 November at the High Court in Georgetown. Every judgment creditor is a bank or trust corporation. A buyer deposits 25 per cent and pays the balance in three instalments at 6 per cent.

Oct 19, 2026 Theon Alleyne