The Guyana Bar Association (GBA) has elected a new executive and Attorney-at-Law Timothy Jonas was named president of the association. He replaced former President Teni Housty.
The executive also comprises Attorneys-at-law Mohamed G. Khan and Gregory Gaskin who were elected vice-presidents; Prabha Persaud-Kissoon as secretary; Ronald Burchsmith, who returned unopposed as treasurer, and Chandrawattie Persaud as assistant secretary/treasurer.
A press release from the GBA said that six other attorneys-at-law were elected as members of the Bar Council: Teni Housty, Nigel Niles, Gino Persaud, Mark Waldron, Christopher Ram and Emily Dodson. According to the release, retired judge Jainarine Singh Jnr acted as returning officer during the elections, which were well attended.
Jonas was admitted to the bar in 1996 and is a partner in the law firm of de Caires, Fitzpatrick, and Karran, where he has been associated for the past 12 years. Housty previously held the post of president from 2008 to 2010.
Khan was admitted to the Bar in 1996 and has served in various capacities in the GBA before 2008, while Gaskin was admitted to the Bar in 2006 and previously served during the past two years as secretary, according to the GBA release.
