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Closing on Your New Home: Three Things You Need to Know Before Signing on the Dotted Line

March 6, 2018 Uncategorized

You’ve finally found the perfect home in the perfect New York City location, and it’s in your price range too. Now it’s time to sign on the dotted line on a contract to purchase. It seems routine, but there can be complications after you sign off. That’s why you want the contract reviewed by a […]

Can an Immigration Lawyer Help You?

January 22, 2018 Uncategorized

What is Immigration Law? Immigration law refers to a set of rules that were established by the federal government regarding who can come to the country. These rules also determine how long a person can stay in the country. Additionally, immigration law determines how people who violate the rules are punished. The United States has […]

4 Most Common Crimes During the Holidays

December 26, 2017 Uncategorized

There’s no place on earth as exciting and frantic as New York during the holidays. Being busy takes on a new meaning, even for a New York criminal defense attorney. For many people, crime puts a damper on the festivities. New York typically sees a spike in certain crimes during the holiday season. Security ramps […]

Why crime rates go up in December

December 26, 2017 Uncategorized

The holiday season is often filled with celebrations, events, and gatherings with family and friends. Many people, this time of year, spend a lot of effort and money to make the season special. Unfortunately, this time of year also brings an increase in crime. There are many things that can contribute to this increase in […]

The Masses at the Gate: What’s Behind the People’s Movement in Guyana

March 19, 2017 Law and Governance

By: Vivian M. Williams, Esq., LL.M. For decades Guyana abandoned the principles of a merit-based society, opting instead for a system of political patronage. The country’s private sector followed in the shadows of the ruling political elites, elevating patronage and nepotism above merit and competence. Though One People, One Nation, One Destiny, the probability of success […]

Walking on Eggshells: Prado Ville -Prosecuting the Top Brass of the Previous Government

March 12, 2017 Law and Governance

By: Vivian M. Williams, Esq., LL.M Flashback It was the late 1990s and a near-sighted government, believing all it needed to govern was a mandate at the polls, was brought to its knees. Tear smoke filled the streets of downtown Georgetown as the government cracked down on dissenters, seeking to break the back of a […]

Parked in a Legitimacy Gap: Why The Georgetown Parking Meters Controversy is a Political Millstone

February 19, 2017 Law and Governance

The municipality, except for a renegade Deputy Mayor, says the introduction of parking meters in Georgetown, Guyana’s capital city, is a necessary leap into modernization. The Private sector, citizens, and activists call the move inhumane, callous, corrupt and a blight on a struggling economy. This gap between what the City thinks of the initiative and […]

Tyrants on the Loose: Trump’s Immigration Ban & Deportation Coming to A City Near You

February 12, 2017 Immigration

By. Vivian M. Williams, Esq, LL.M When a federal appeals court looked beyond the four corners of President Trump’s Executive Order on Immigration, which bans immigrants to the United States from 7 predominantly Muslim countries, it strengthened the pillars of a constitutional democracy. The case reminds citizens of the world that governments don’t enjoy unfettered discretion […]

Pandora’s Box: Requesting New List of GECOM Nominees A Dangerous Precedent

February 5, 2017 Law and Governance

By: Vivian M. Williams, Esq., LL.M When Guyana’s President David Granger requested a second list of nominees for Chairman of the country’s Elections Commission (GECOM) from the Leader of the Opposition, he extended an olive branch and created a dangerous precedent. The submission of a list of nominees is a one-shot deal. The Constitution does […]

Fit and Proper: An Unnecessary Fight

January 29, 2017 Law and Governance

By: Vivian M. Williams, Esq., LL.M When a moment in time presents an opportunity for a historian to leave foot prints in the sand, you expect him to seize the moment. The rejection of the list of nominees for Chairman of Guyana’s Elections Commission (GECOM), presented such an opportunity to President David Granger and he […]