Donna Lambert Bailey was on Thursday,Cheap Jerseys Free Shipping, October 25, admitted to the local Bar after her petition was presented before Justice Brassington Reynolds at the Supreme Court.Her petition was presented by attorney-at-law Nigel Hughes who expressed delight in having the woman added to the legal profession.Bailey obtained her secondary education at North Georgetown Secondary School. Thereafter, she joined the ranks of the now defunct Guyana Airways Corporation where she worked as a flightAttorney-at-law Donna Bailey with Justice Brassington Reynolds (left) and Attorney Nigel Hughesattendant for a number of years.The invaluable experience she gained while working with the airline helped her to create the impetus to pursue studies in Social Work and Law at the University of Guyana.In 2007, Bailey obtained the Bachelor of Social Science degree in Social Work with distinction. She was also the second best graduating student and received the Chancellor’s medal.In 2010,Cheap NHL Jerseys China, Bailey completed and obtained her Bachelor of Law degree with credits at the University of Guyana. She later attended the Hugh Wooding Law School in Trinidad and Tobago where she obtained the Legal Education Certificate on September 7,Cheap Jerseys, last.Bailey recognizes that law is diverse in nature and plans to keep an open mind in respect of the many areas of the profession that exist.She, however,Cheap NFL Jerseys China, believes that the family as a social institution is fundamental and pivotal to the development and evolvement of society,Wholesale NFL Jerseys, hence giving her deep interest in Family Law.The new lawyer endeavoured to do her best as an attorney for the advancement of the administration of justice in Guyana.As a firm believer in God,Wholesale Jerseys China, Bailey credited His direction for her successful completion of her studies. She also thanked her family and friends for their continued support.

A single-mother of six who was recently apprehended on her virgin trip to the United States of America (US) for the possession of 2.938kgs? of cocaine in her suitcase at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport,Air Max 97 Undefeated Green, yesterday made her first court appearance at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court.Thirty- two year-old Shellon Kanhai pleaded not guilty to Possession of Narcotics for the Purpose of Trafficking and was subsequently placed on remand by Magistrate Faith McGusty.Special Prosecutor attached to the Customs Anti Narcotics Branch (CANU) Oswald Massiah who briefed the court,Cheap China Jerseys, stated that on November 16 last, Kanhai was an outgoing passenger on Caribbean Airlines Flight BW524 en route to the US with one suitcase.Massiah said that while at CJIA, whilst scanning Kanhai’s luggage a? strange object concealed therein was noticed which resulted in a CANU officer inspecting it.The Prosecutor stated that when questioned by the CANU officer, the defendant? admitted that the suitcase was hers .The officer then punctured the suitcase revealing traces of the illicit substance.According to Messiah,NFL Jerseys From China, the woman admitted to packing the suitcase alone. The court heard that when Kanhai was being escorted to CANU’s headquarters for further analytical examination and report, she beseeched the officer for a chance, stating she has six minor children.Messiah stated that an in-depth check was conducted; which revealed the substance to be cocaine which was then weighed. According to Messiah, the woman claimed to have received the suitcase two months ago from someone who knew she had received her visa to the US four months before.He said that the woman also claimed to be a small business owner, but when officers visited her lot 5 Railway Line,Wholesale China Jerseys, Industry home,cheap jerseys from china, there was no evidence to support her claim.In the prosecution’s objection to bail,Cheap Adidas Hockey Jerseys, the woman was described as a flight risk and it was noted that if granted pre-trial liberty, she may not return to face charges.Magistrate McGusty then highlighted that no special reasons was advanced by the unrepresented woman for bail and Kanhai in tears responded “Your worship I am a single parent with six children. The youngest is five and the oldest 13 and I am the only bread winner for my family.”The Magistrate informed the court that special reasons have to be related to the offence and not the offender “My hands are tied. You’ve offered no special reason for the offence. I cannot grant you bail.”The matter will be heard again in the courtroom of the Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine – Beharry on November 27.

Three men were reportedly arrested and are in police custody for the murder of Linden businesswoman, Shevon Gordon.Forty-five-year-old Gordon, of Block 22, Wismar, Linden, was shot by two armed men a stone’s throw from her residence on April 4, last.According to a police media release, the men were arrested on Tuesday, and are in custody assisting police with the investigations.Gordon was reportedly shot after she resisted two bandits who had accosted her after she stepped out of her truck on the night of Saturday April 4. They subsequently took away a bag containing money.During the ensuing melee her 23-year-old son, Devon,Cheap Jerseys, was shot to the right leg after he ran to her rescue.He was subsequently hospitalized at the Linden Hospital Complex. His mother was however pronounced dead on arrival at the same institution.Elon Gordon, the woman’s husband, had said that his wife had just returned from selling beverages when she was attacked by the bandits, one of whom was armed with a handgun.“My wife was returning home, with the driver, who usually takes her out in the mornings and then bring her back in the evenings. They had returned about six-thirty, but they would normally go up the road, then turn back to park, because the larger truck was in the place where they would usually park,” he said“I was fixing the other truck, when I hear me son shout like three times,Wholesale Jerseys Free Shipping, so I realized it had to be something serious. I left what I was doing and was making my way towards where they were when I heard a shot, then I see me wife fall. At the same time, my son tried to apprehend the guy but they run, and we keep running behind them,Wholesale China Jerseys, and all the while they firing shots.”He explained that when his son told him that he was shot, he told him to relax and he continued to pursue the gunmen to see if he could recognize any of them.However his efforts were futile, since the place was already dark.“I couldn’t see their faces but I know is young fellas under twenty,” Elon Gordon said.Shevon Gordon was later rushed to the Linden Hospital complex, where she was pronounced dead on arrival.Elon Gordon said that he had been married to Shevon Gordon for 23 years and together they had managed their beverage business for about 20 years.He noted that it was the second time that bandits had robbed them, in four attempts over the years.“This is the second time that they get through, because the other times we put up strong resistance, and so they went away empty-handed. But I never expected this, is a complete shock to me.”Patrick Gordon, the eldest of the Gordons six children, exclaimed,Wholesale Jerseys USA, “They didn’t have to shoot my mother. They already had the money. Why they had to shoot her?” he complained bitterly.The young man said that he was in Georgetown when he got the phone call from his brother who had been shot.“I immediately travelled to Linden, only to see my mother lying dead at the hospital.”His father Elon Gordon is appealing for more lights to be installed in the area, as he said that the spot where his wife was shot was quite dark,NFL Jerseys Outlet, even though it was just after six.The distraught husband opined that roadblocks should have been set up by the police in order to apprehend the bandits, whom he claimed could have escaped to Georgetown or Mabura.“All they (police) did was come and question us and retrieve some spent shells.”

The payment of $16M to journalist Shaun Samaroo for the covering of the Walter Rodney Commission of Inquiry (CoI) will be up for discussion in Cabinet.Journalist Shaun SamarooThis is according to Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs Basil Williams who said yesterday that he could not say whether any current contracts with Samaroo would be honoured. Instead,NFL Cheap Jerseys Wholesale, he said, Cabinet will deliberate on the issue.“That is a matter for Cabinet but what I do know is that,Wholesale Jerseys China, Mr. Shaun Samaroo was in the Commission from day one,” Williams said.He explained that he was unaware of who Samaroo was until an article was published in the Guyana Chronicle. “You would see that every day he would have written. So, I don’t know which book he’s talking about, but we know that he was covering the Inquiry and he was distorting a lot of times,” the AG said.He said too, that these distortions were raised on a number of occasions with the Commission’s Chairman, Sir Richard Cheltenham.He further said that he could not fathom what the reasoning by the previous administration had been to approach Samaroo with the $16M offer.“I don’t know what was in their minds…But we don’t know of honouring any debts of Mr. Samaroo. We had from the outset complained about the manner in which this commission was set up and we recognized that it was largely for political purposes and a witch-hunt; obviously that failed because the Guyanese people turnedAttorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs Basil Williamsout and voted,” Williams said.He also said that he was unsure whether Samaroo had already been paid. This too will come under consideration by Cabinet,Cheap NFL Jerseys China, he said.Meanwhile, Williams said he is yet to address whether he will be continuing to represent the interest of the People’s National Congress (PNC) in the Walter Rodney CoI.? He noted,Jerseys NFL Wholesale, however, that Attorney James Bond has been “in and out” of the Commission and is a possible fill-in. He said too, the continuation of the CoI will be up for consideration by the Cabinet.“My proposal is that there should be one final sitting where submissions will be made,” he said. “I will probably have to prepare submissions and ask the new Attorney to present.”Earlier this week, it was revealed that Samaroo had been contracted by the previous government for his coverage of the Commission. However,NFL Jerseys From China, Samaroo later contended that the money was not for writing news reports but rather for the writing and eventual publication of a book on the findings of the inquiry.Williams had also revealed that the yet to be concluded Commission had already cost $325M.