Kluwer: The Modernization of Guyana’s Arbitration Regulatory Framework: A Bid to Become an Arbitration Hub

Published on October 24, 2024

By Chevy Devonish (Attorney General's Chambers and Ministry of Legal Affairs of Guyana)

On May 17, 2024, Guyana passed the Arbitration Act 2024 (Act No. 6 of 2024) (“AA”). The AA repealed the outdated Arbitration Act, Cap 7:03, Laws of Guyana (Act No. 17 of 1916), passed more than a century ago, and makes Guyana the latest Commonwealth Caribbean country, after Trinidad and Tobago, which passed new legislation...