Automatic entry to ‘Hugh Wooding’… AG lauds CARICOM’s support of Guyanese law students
Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs, Basil Williams
Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs, Basil Williams

IN supporting the facilitation of the top 25 law students from the University of Guyana (UG) to the Hugh Wooding Law School (HWLS) in Trinidad and Tobago for 2015, CARICOM’s efforts at the recently-concluded 36th Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of CARICOM were lauded by Attorney-General (AG) and Minister of Legal Affairs Basil Williams.
CARICOM Heads at the Conference took a unanimous decision to call on the HWLS to make the required provisions for the automatic entry of the top 25 law students from UG for the academic year 2015/2016.
A statement from the AG’s office yesterday said, “In keeping with his commitment to urgently take up the matter with the UG administration, Minister of Legal Affairs and Attorney-General (AG) Basil Williams on Thursday July 02, 2015 convened a meeting in his chambers with Head of the Law Department Sheldon Mc Donald, former UG Registrar Vincent Alexander and President of the Bar Association Christopher Ram.”
Following this meeting, it was disclosed that the AG immediately took a decision to contact the Guyanese delegation, which was present at the Heads of Government Conference in Barbados, to amend the agenda and include the issue of the automatic entry of the law students to the HWLS for 2015.
Williams further requested that Foreign Minister Carl Greenidge seek an agreement with the CARICOM Heads to continue the interim arrangements made at their Intercessional Meeting in 2013. The interim arrangement was to allow the automatic entry of the top 25 UG law graduates to the HWLS for 2014, pending the conclusion of another Collaborative Agreement between UG, UWI and the Council for Legal Education (CLE).
The arrangement also provided for the completion of a study and submission of the report on the status of Legal Education in the CARICOM region.
Following these developments, the AG lauded the decision by the CARICOM Heads to continue to press the HWLS to facilitate the students.
“The AG was also high in praise for the team effort of Foreign Affairs Minister Carl Greenidge,” the statement said, adding that the AG recognises the need for a permanent solution to this sore problem and will consult with all relevant stakeholders in pursuit of a permanent resolution.

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