Attorney-at-Law Teni Housty has been elected the new President of the Bar Association of Guyana for the fiscal year 2019-2020.
Attorney-at-Law Teni Housty
This marks Housty’s third term as President of the Association, having previously served two consecutive terms from 2008-2010. In addition to President, he has served in varying capacities in the Bar Council of the Association since 1999.
Housty was admitted to the Bar in 1996 and is a member of the Chambers of Fraser and Housty
Outgoing President, Kamal Ramkarran, having just completed two consecutive terms (2017-2019) was ineligible for re-election by the Rules of the Association. He was elected unopposed to the post of Vice-President.
The Bar Association held its Annual General Meeting on May 31, 2019, in Court One of the Victoria Law Courts, Georgetown.
Pauline Chase was unanimously elected as Secretary for the third consecutive term.
Keoma Griffith was elected as Assistant Secretary for the second consecutive term and Siand Dhurjon as Treasurer.
Rafiq Khan, SC, Rajendra Poonai, SC, Jamela Ali, Sanjeev Datadin, Arudranauth Gossai and Alanna Lall were all elected to serve as Council Members on the remaining six seats on the Bar Council, the executive of the Association.
