The Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) has allowed an appeal by two Essequibo farmers over a rice land dispute and set aside a Guyana Court of Appeal decision.
Handed down on Monday in Port-of-Spain, the decision revolved around whether the Rice Assessment Committee for Essequibo was right in declining jurisdiction in proceedings brought against the two rice farmers Chandra Babulall and Winston Harry. The CCJ ruled that the committee was right in declining jurisdiction