Local law school still up in the air

Attorney General Basil Williams poses with from left: 2013/2014 best student Narissa Leander, 2011/2012 best student Thandiwe Benn and 2014/2015 best student Eleanor Luckhoo

All options for legal education in Guyana will continue to be explored as it is time for local students, who have a proven track record of excellence, to stop being second marked, Attorney-General Basil Williams says.

“You have an intake in the school (University of Guyana) about nearly 200 students every year and so we have to have something done in relation to whether we establish our own law school or whether we contribute to the Hugh Wooding Law School (HWLS),” Williams said.

Speaking at a presentation where the best law students for the past four years were presented with books,