At the Annual General Meeting of The Bar Association of Guyana held on the 28th May, 2021 via the Zoom online platform, Ms. Pauline Chase was elected, unopposed, as the President of the association for the fiscal year 2021-2022.
Ms. Chase is the fourth woman to serve as President of the association in its forty-one-year history. Her father Ashton Chase, OE, SC served as a distinguished past President. This accomplishment of Ms. Chase makes her the first progeny to serve as President of the association.
Ms. Chase has been in practice for over twenty years at the Chambers of Ashton Chase Associates.
Her election as President is a testimony to her dedicated and illustrious service as Secretary of the association for the past four consecutive terms, commencing in 2017, the Bar Association said.
Outgoing President, Mr. Teni Housty, having served two immediate past consecutive one-year-terms was ineligible under the Rules of the Association for re-election. He was unanimously elected as a Vice-President together with Ms. Jamela A. Ali, SC.
Mr. Keoma D. Griffith, the outgoing Assistant Secretary, was elected as Secretary of the association. Ms. Ashely King is the new Assistant Secretary. Mr. Naresh Poonai was returned as Treasurer for the second consecutive term.
The Returning Officer, Mr. Joshua Abdool, also declared the following persons duly elected as Council Members, filling the remaining six (6) offices on the Bar Council, the executive body of the association:
1. Mr. Robin Stoby, SC
2. Mr. Kamal Ramkarran
3. Mr. Horatio Edmonson
4. Mr. Donavon Rangiah
5. Ms. Onassis Granville
6. Ms. Onassis Granville
