CCJ allows appeal in Guyana land dispute case
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November 4, 2026
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The Trinidad-based Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) Wednesday delivered a ruling in an appeal concerning the ownership and the right to possess land in Guyana.
The CCJ, which is Guyana’s highest and final court, had examined whether a signed receipt constituted a binding agreement for the sale of land in the case of Janet Hassan and Romanie Gouveia. [
Ultimately, the CCJ allowed the appeal in favour of Hassan and restored the trial judge’s order dismissing Gouveia’s claim for possession.
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