At the Annual General Meeting of the Guyana Association of Women Lawyers held on the May 15, 2017 a new executive was appointed for the fiscal year 2017-2018.
At the helm of the Association as its President is Gaitree Ramona Rookhum. Her Vice President is Shellon Boyce while Chandrawattie Persaud has been named the Secretary.
The Treasurer is Alanna Lall and Assistant Secretary Treasurer is Nekeisha Persaud.
Ramona Rookhum
Committee Members include: Jaya Singh Backreedy, Denise Hodge, Coleen Sparman Stephen and Anita Mohan Hamilton.
Ms Rookhum was admitted to practice in 2008 where she joined the chambers of Messrs Hughes, Fields and Stoby and is currently associate to Richard B. Fields, Esq, SC practicing general civil law. She takes the helm as the Association celebrates its 30 year anniversary founded in 1987 by the Madame Justice Desiree Bernard, retired.
Bernard is the first female judge of the Caribbean Court of Justice with its charter secretary being the late Deborah Jan Backer.
Through the past three decades the Association has been led by Sheila Chapman, Pearlene Roach, Claudette La Bennett, Susan Moore, Anande Trotman, Rose Benjamin-Noble, Roxane, George, Rose Cadogan, Sandra Bart, Dale Kingston, Gem Sanford-Johnson, Sandra Kurtzious, Emily Dodson, Simone Morris Ramlall and most recently Sadie Amin.
The Association is known for its publications of the Law and You, the Constitution and You and Local Government and You, user friendly booklets explaining prevalent laws and procedures in layman terms. Its annual activities include educational and humanitarian outreaches to women and children, visit to the inmates at the women’s prison in New Amsterdam and continuing legal education workshops for members.