Georgetown: The University of Guyana Law Society (UGLS) has elected a new President and Vice President as both parties promise to raise the bar and standards within the law department by involving corporate stakeholders and interested parties.
The recent elections results declared the newly appointed President as Patrice Wishart and the elected Vice-President is Devin Singh.
Polls were opened last Wednesday from 12pm to 6pm on voting day to facilitate 216 students from first, second and final years. However, only 150 votes were cast. Patrice Wishart is a first -year student and Devin Singh is a second-year student. Returning Officer, Glenfield Dennison disclosed that the electoral process had been transparent. Other officials who were elected includes: Secretary, Arianna Beharry; Treasurer, Kaycia Ellis; Assistant/Secretary Treasurer, Shivani Lallram; Organising Secretary, Tevera Franklin; First year representative, Matthew Humphrey; Second year representative, Rashulata St. Louisl; and Third year representative, Vaughn Paul.
The Newly elected President Wishart expressed pleasure at the number of voters who had presented themselves this year to participate.
“My platform is to get the involvement of the students and corporate Guyana to assist us in developing the Law Department. In the past, we have been relying too much on the Government of Guyana and the University of Guyana’s administration to do things for us and as a result not many things have been done.” Wishart said.
Newly appointed Vice- President, Devin Singh noted his main aim as Vice President is to mindfully manipulate resources so as provide the student body; both present and future, with a law department that is of prestige.
He underscored that other objectives include involving corporate Guyana to seek to enhance the quality of the law department. Two such projects he identified as necessary were getting more furniture for the department, since the increase in the number of law students has resulted in a shortage. Second, the installation of an air- conditioning unit, so as to combat the ventilation issue which the department currently experiences.
“Recently I observed as first years missed part of their class as their time was taken up with taking combinations from one classroom to the other. No student should be at a disadvantage because there is a lack of furniture. This is why one of my first tasks would be to provide more combinations for the law department to facilitate the obvious increase in students.” Singh underscored. “ As it relates to students welfare, I hope to implement a mentorship program where first years can benefit from advice and resources from second and third year students. This should help to make the year a smoother one; as first year can sometimes be a challenge in terms of transition for many students. In addition I will reintroduce the suggestion box where student can help to facilitate a change that can benefit them. I have also been in constant contact with the Attorney General Anil Nadalall concerning the entrance of future students to law school.”
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