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Ms. Jamela A. Ali, LL.B. (Hons.) (UWI), LL.M. (Legislative Drafting) (UWI)

CONFERENCES/WORKSHOPS/SYMPOSIUMS ATTENDED

‎19 January 2012 - Follow up session on Financial Sustainability Work plan for the Mediation Institute of Guyana Inc. (MIG) with Consultant Shannon E. St. John.

13 January 2012 – Attended presentation on "The Role of the Attorney at Law in the Mediation process" by the Hon Madam Justice Charmaine Pemberton, High Court Judge, Supreme Court, Trinidad.

14 December 2011 - Attended a CSO Visibility Workshop to enhance Guyanese CSO's Visibility & Media Outreach Capacities conducted by Mr. Abraham and funded by USAID-GEP.

25 November 2011 - Participated in Panel Discussion for International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women hosted by Guyana Association of Professional Social Workers in colloboration with the United Nations Population Fund under the theme "Commit Act & Demand: We can Stop Violence Against Women."

9 & 14 November 2011 – Participated in two sessions of Financial Sustainability Planning for Non-Governmental Organisations in Guyana conducted by Consultant Shannon E. St. John and developed a draft expenses and revenue worksheet plan for MIG.

28 October 2011 - Mediation Forum under the theme "Embracing the Potential of Mediation" hosted by the Mediation Institute of Guyana Inc. (MIG) for Judges and Attorneys at Law at Georgetown Club, Guyana with a presentation by Mr. Justice Vasheist Kokoram.

28 October 2011 - Mediation Forum under the theme "Embracing the Potential of Mediation" hosted by the Mediation Institute of Guyana Inc. (MIG) at Oceanview Hotel, Guyana with presentations by Mr. Carl A. Singh, Chancellor of the Judiciary of Guyana, Mr. Justice Vasheist Kokoram, Chairman of the Mediation Board of Trinidad & Tobago and Ms. Jamela A. Ali, President, MIG.

25 October 2011 - Training session on Family Court and customer service training hosted by the Judiciary and CIDA. Consultants were Russ Grant from Canada and Stephanie Burke from Trinidad who discussed the Family Court in Trinidad.

24 September 2011 - Seminar on New Children's Legislation hosted by GAWL.

3-4, 6 June 2011 - Negotiation Leadership Training conducted by Dr. Daniella Fridl and Ms. Jayne Nucete, of CIDCM and ICONS Project, sponsored by USAID/GEP, Guyana. Awarded a Certificate on completion

28-30 April, 2011 - Training in Advanced Participation Methods (APM) conducted by Trevor Spence of Tetra Tech ARD, sponsored by USAID/GEP, Guyana. Awarded a Certificate on completion

25 November 2010 - Seminar on Elimination of Domestic Violence against Women hosted Mothers' Union Diocese - Address by Hon Madame Desiree Bernard, Judge of the CCJ

19 November 2010 - Caricom Competition Economics and Caribbean Regulatory Economics Training Session

30 July 2010 - Caricom Civil Society Project in the Caribbean Integration Process - including the Caricom Single Market and Economy (CSME) – Guyana’s Consultation

7 July 2010 – IDB Guyana Consultations on new draft policy “Gender Equality in Development”

30 June 2010 - Public Forum on Alternative Dispute Resolution held by the United Nations Association of Guyana (UNAG) and the Guyana Association of Women Lawyers (GAWL) and sponsored by USAID

Workshop on Reform of Deeds Registry Business Registration & Incorporation Processes sponsored by USAID Guyana Threshold Country Plan/ Implementation Project (GTCP/IP) - 4 December 2009 - Guyana

Workshop on Competition Law and Policy in Caricom sponsored by Guyana and Caricom Competition Commissions and European Development Fund - 12 August 2009 - Guyana

Conference on the American and Caribbean Law Initiative (ACLI) on Dispute Resolution and Restorative Justice - 9 - 12 July 2009 in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad

Consultations on new draft Rules of the High Court with Mr. David Di Mambro, UK Consultant, on 16 and 18 March 2009 - Guyana

Labour Management Workshop held by the Guyana Public Service Union in colloboration with the Canadian Cooperation Fund/The Governance Network in Guyana on the 20 June 2008

Workshop on International Best Practices in the Practice of Law and a review of the proposed amended Guyana Legal Practitioners Act on the 20 and 21 May 2008. It was conducted by Mr. Bruce Zagaris, Partner in the Washington DC Law Firm of Berliner, Corcoran and Rowe LLP

Symposium in Berbice on the 1 April 2008 to encourage the use of ADR and Mediation in Guyana which was held at New Amsterdam, Berbice and was sponsored by the Supreme Court of Judicature of Guyana, the GBA and USAID-GDCCR. Speech delivered promoting the benefits of Mediation and gave examples of successful mediations. See Stabroek News 3 April 2008 for article. See archives.

Symposium in Essequibo on the 31 March 2008 to encourage the use of ADR and Mediation in Guyana which was held at the Suddie Supreme Court, Essequibo and sponsored by the Supreme Court of Judicature of Guyana, GBA and USAID-GDCCR. Speech delivered on Mediation in Guyana and gave examples of successful mediations

Symposium ADR and Mediation on the 27 March 2006 held by the Supreme Court of Judicature of Guyana, GBA and USAID-GDCCR to encourage the use of ADR and Mediation in Guyana. Ms. Donna Parchment, an ADR Consultant and CEO, Dispute Resolution Foundation, Jamaica gave an overview of Mediation

Mediation/Case Management Workshop in February 2005 in which the key presenters were Master Robert Beaudoin of the Superior Court of Justice, Ottawa, Canada and Mr. Ian Stauffer, Barrister and Judge of the Small Claims Court, Carleton, Canada

Mediation Meeting on the 31 March 2004 conducted by Mr. Steven Weller

United States Patent and Trademark Office Intellectual Property Rights Enforcement workshop held in Guyana in February 2004. A Certificate of Recognition was awarded.

Meeting on the Proposed New Rules of Court for Guyana in 2003

Domestic Violence Act Implementation workshop hosted by the Supreme Court of Judicature of Guyana in 2003

GBA second Law Conference in 2003. Speech delivered on Parliament - A Democracy or Mockery

Guyana Bar Association (GBA) Law Conference in 2002. Speech delivered on Constitutional Law Reform in Guyana

Conference hosted by the Ministry of Human Services and Social Security in Berbice, Guyana in 1998. Speech delivered on laws relating to women and children

Conference hosted by the Ministry of Human Services and Social Security in Bartica, Guyana in 1998. Speech delivered on laws relating to women and children 

Technical Meeting on Children and Social Policy sponsored by UNICEF and held in Chile in 1996

Technical Meeting on Children and Social Policy sponsored by UNICEF and held in Guatemala in1995

A Course in Human Rights Training for Public Officials sponsored by the Commonwealth Secretariat and held in St Vincent and the Grenadines in 1992. A Certificate was awarded

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