By Latoya Giles Magistrate Omeyana Hamilton, through her attorney Nigel Hughes,Cheap Jerseys, has filed an appeal against the Judicial Service Commission, indicating to the body the rules of 2010.The appeal simply means that the action which is taken against Hamilton is deemed quashed until the appeal is heard.A letter has been dispatched to the JSC indicating the JSC rules for 2010, and the penalties that come with them.The letter was addressed to the secretary Mrs Chandra Jagnandan.Magistrate Omeyana HamiltonFurther, lawyers for Hamilton are insisting that the dismissal be suspended,China Jerseys, since she was not given any time or reason for her dismissal.This newspaper was told that the Magistrate showed up for work yesterday and reported to the Chief Magistrate Priya Beharry.Kaieteur News was told that the Chief Magistrate instructed Hamilton to go the Chancellor.Upon arriving at the Chancellor’s office, his secretary informed the Magistrate that he was not well and did not report to work.Hamilton was then advised again by her lawyers that she should return to work today.The magistrate on Friday last,Cheap NFL Jerseys, filed a writs of Certiorari and Mandamus before Justice Dianne Insanally,Cheap NFL Authentic Jerseys, claiming that she was not afforded due process or a fair hearing when she met with Chancellor Carl Singh (ag) and Mr. Ganga Persaud. Hamilton was sacked with immediate effect last Tuesday.In her affidavit of support, Hamilton said that she met with the two members of the Judicial Service Commission, after a complaint was made by Acting Chief Magistrate Priya Beharry.Hamilton said that she believes that the Chancellor should not have been at the meeting, when considering the complaint of the Chief Magistrate,Cheap Jerseys China, since “he had previously heard and determined my request not to travel to Bartica by speedboat.”Further, in the affidavit, she stated that the Chancellor’s direction to magistrate Hamilton, to travel by speedboat even after he was informed about her medical issues, had placed himself in the position of the complainant and would not have properly sat to commence an investigation into the complaint of the Chief Magistrate.By doing that Hamilton said that the Chancellor’s presence could have injected the proceedings with bias therefore infringing her right to a fair hearing.It was cited that the Judicial Service Commission acted ultra vires and in breach of the rules of natural justice when they purported to embark on the hearing of the Chief Magistrate.Magistrate Hamilton, prior to her appointment, had served in the office of the Director of Public Prosecutions.She also worked in the Magistrates’ Court and with Legal Aid.

A clampdown in the issuance of diplomatic passports has started, with the new administration indicating that the issuance was widely abused in the past.According a senior Government official of the Ministry of the Presidency, it is believed that more than 300 of the passports were in circulation leading up to the May 11 General and Regional Elections. With a change in Government after the polls, the new administration had issued a public call for the passports to be given up.The passports were issued to ministers, diplomats, senior government officials,NFL Jerseys China, their spouses and children. It was learnt that even some business executives were the recipients.Kaieteur News was told yesterday that almost half of the 300 diplomatic passports that were in circulation should never have been.Foreign Affairs Minister,Wholesale Authentic Jerseys, Carl Greenidge, had issued a public call for the passports,Cheap Jerseys Free Shipping, in the hands of a number of former ministers and government officials, to be returned. However,Authentic Jerseys Cheap, it appears that not much headway is being made.The administration is now saying that it does not rule out publishing the names of the persons who are refusing to heed the public call.Fears have been expressed that those extra diplomatic passports have also led to an abuse of the VIP Lounge at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport.In January,Cheap Soccer Jerseys Authentic, in a seemingly unrelated incident,Cheap MLB Jerseys, a Canadian couple was reportedly found with a significant quantity of cocaine after using the VIP Lounge. They apparently used documents purportedly issued by the Foreign Affairs Ministry and presented by a former personal assistant to a Government minister, to airport officials.It was reported that the couple claimed that they were relatives of the government official.At least one former Minister, Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett, has said that she has turned in her passport.