Edward Greene, Chancellor of the University of Guyana on behalf of the Council of the University of Guyana has expressed condolences on the death on Thursday of Justice Desiree Bernard.
“Lady Justice Desiree Bernard, a noble daughter of Guyana received bountiful awards for her services, nationally, regionally and internationally . She was revered for her contributions to the enhancement of Caribbean jurisprudence and more specifically for her advocacy for human rights, justice and equality including the rights of women.
“It is for these attributes combined with her humility that the University of Guyana conferred on her the honorary doctorate of laws in absentia at its December 2022 convocation. Due to the fact that she was unable to attend the ceremony at the University’s Berbice Campus, Vice Chancellor Professor Paloma Mohamed Martin and I travelled to Port of Spain , Trinidad and Tobago on February 15, 2023 . In the presence of her Caribbean Court of Justice colleagues including Justice Adrian Saunders President, other representatives of legal institutions, and friends ,ceremonially robed her, thereby completing her formal induction into the National University”, he said in a statement .
