Mrs. Teshana James-Lake, LL.B, (Credit), LEC - Assistant Director of Public Prosecutions Designation: Assistant Director of Public Prosecutions
Legal Education: Achieved a Bachelor of Laws Degree (LL.B) with Credit on the
20th November, 2008 from the University of Guyana.
She obtained a Certificate in Legal Education (CLE) on the
3rd September, 2010 from the Hugh Wooding Law School.
She was also awarded the Government of Guyana Prize
for Best Graduating Guyanese Law Student.
Mrs. James joined the Office of the DPP on 1st November, 2010 and was appointed a Senior
State Counsel on 5th November, 2014 then Assistant Director of Public Prosecutions on 5th November, 2016.
Mrs. Diana Kaulesar-O’Brien, LL.B, (Credit), LEC - Assistant Director of Public Prosecutions Designation: Assistant Director of Public Prosecutions
Legal Education: Achieved a Bachelor of Laws Degree (LL.B) with Credit
on the 22nd October, 2009 from the University of Guyana.
She obtained a Certificate in Legal Education (CLE)
on the 2nd September, 2011 from the Hugh Wooding Law School.
She further obtained a Degree in International Relations (BSc) with Credit on the 30th October,
2006 from the University o Guyana.
Mrs. O’Brien joined the Office of the DPP on 19th October, 2011 and was appointed a Senior
State Counsel on 5th November, 2014 then Assistant Director of Public Prosecutions on 5th November, 2016.
Ms. Natasha Backer, LL.B, LEC - Assistant Director of Public ProsecutionsDesignation: Assistant Director of Public Prosecutions
Legal Education: Achieved a Bachelor of Laws Degree (LL.B) on the 27th October, 2010
from the University of Guyana.
She obtained a Legal Education Certificate (LEC) on the 7th September, 2012
from the Hugh Wooding law School.
Ms. Backer joined the Office of the DPP on 26th November, 2012 and was appointed a Senior
State Counsel on 26th November, 2016 then Assistant Director of Public Prosecutions on 26th November, 2017.
Mrs. Mercedes Glasford, LL.B, (Credit), LEC - Assistant Director of Public ProsecutionsDesignation: Assistant Director of Public Prosecutions
Legal Education: Achieved a Bachelor of Laws Degree (LL.B) with Credit on the
20th September, 2011 from the University of Guyana. She obtained
a Legal Education Certificate (LEC) on the 6th September, 2013
from the Hugh Wooding Law School.
Mrs. Glasford joined the Office of the DPP on 25th November, 2013 and was appointed a Senior State Counsel on 27th February, 2017. then Assistant Director of Public Prosecutions on 19th September, 2019.
Ms Lisa A.G Cave, LL.B, (Credit), LEC - Assistant Director of Public ProsecutionsDesignation: Assistant Director of Public Prosecutions
Legal Education: Achieved a Bachelor of Laws Degree (LL.B) with Credit from the University
of Guyana on the 29th September 2014.
She obtained a Legal Education Certificate (LEC) on the 2nd September, 2016
from the Hugh Wooding Law School.
MS Cave joined the Office of the DPP on 5th December, 2016 then was appointed a Senior State Counsel on 05th December, 2019 and Assistant Director of Public Prosecutions January, 2023.
Ms. Abigail Gibbs, LL.B, (Upper Second Class Honors), LEC -Assistant Director of Public ProsecutionsDesignation: Assistant Director of Public Prosecutions
Legal Education: Achieved a Bachelor of Laws Degree (LL.B) with Upper Second Class Honors
in 2015 from the University of the West Indies, Cave Hill.
She obtained a Legal Education Certificate (LEC)
on the 7th October, 2017 from the Hugh Wooding Law School.
Ms. Abigail Gibbs joined the Office of the DPP on 12th June, 2017 then was appointed a Senior State Counsel on 27th October 2021 and Assistant Director of Public Prosecutions January, 2023.
Ms. Tiffini Lyken, LL.B, (Dist.), LEC -Assistant Director of Public ProsecutionsDesignation: Assistant Director of Public Prosecutions
Legal Education: Achieved a Bachelor of Laws Degree (LL.B) with Distinction
in 2015 from the University of Guyana,
She obtained a Legal Education Certificate (LEC)
on the 7th October, 2017 from the Hugh Wooding Law School.
Ms. Tiffini Lyken joined the Office of the DPP on 07th August, 2017 then was appointed a Senior State Counsel on 01st November, 2021 and Assistant Director of Public Prosecutions January, 2023.
Ms. Nafeeza Baig, LL.B, LEC (Credit) -Senior State CounselDesignation: Senior State Counsel
Legal Education: Achieved a Bachelor of Laws Degree (LL.B) in 2017 from the University of
Guyana. She obtained a Legal Education Certificate (LEC)
from Hugh Wooding Law School on October, 2019.
Ms. Baig joined the Office of the DPP Office on the 01th November 2019 and was appointed a Senior State Counsel in 2022.
Mr. M. Muntaz Ali, LL.B, LEC -State CounselDesignation: State Counsel
Legal Education: Achieved a Bachelor of Laws Degree (LL.B) in 2018 from the University of
Guyana. He obtained his Legal Education Certificate (LEC) on
the 4th September, 2020 from the Hugh Wooding Law School.
Mr. Muntaz Ali joined the Office of the DPP Office on 30th March 2021.
Ms. Caressa Facey Henry, LL.B, (Honors), LEC -State CounselDesignation: State Counsel
Legal Education: Achieved a Bachelor of Laws Degree (LL.B) (Honors) in 2019 from the
University of Guyana. She obtained a Legal Education Certificate (LEC) with
Honors from Hugh Wooding Law School, awarded on the 17th day of
September 2022.
Ms. Henry joined the Office of the DPP Office on 08th November 2021.
Ms. Cicelia Corbin, LL.B, (Credit), LEC -State CounselDesignation: State Counsel
Legal Education: Achieved a Bachelor of Laws Degree (LL.B) (Credit) in 2018 from the
University of Guyana. She obtained a Legal Education
Certificate (LEC) on the 4th September, 2020 from the Hugh Wooding
Law School.
Ms. Corbin joined the Office of the DPP on 24th May, 2021
Ms. Taneisha Saygon, LL.B, (Credit), LEC -State CounselDesignation: State Counsel
Legal Education: Achieved a Bachelor of Laws Degree (LL.B) (Credit) in 2018 from
the University of Guyana. She obtained a Legal Education
Certificate (LEC) on the 4th September, 2020 from the Hugh
Wooding Law School.
Ms. Saygon joined the Office of the DPP on 30th March, 2021.
Ms. Simran Gajraj, LL.B, LEC -State CounselDesignation: State Counsel
Legal Education: Achieved a Bachelor of Laws Degree (LL.B) in 2019 from
the University of Guyana and obtained her Legal Education
Certificate (LEC) in 2021 from the Hugh
Wooding Law School.
Ms. Gajraj joined the Office of the DPP in November, 2021.
Ms Latifah Elliot, LL.B, LEC -State CounselDesignation: State Counsel
Legal Education: Achieved a Bachelor of Laws Degree (LL.B)
in 2018 from the University of Guyana and
obtained Legal Education Certificate (LEC)
on 4th September 2020 from Hugh Wooding Law
School.
Ms. Elliot joined the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions as an Appointed State Counsel in March 30, 2021
Ms. Marisa Edwards, LL.B(Credit), LEC -State CounselDesignation: State Counsel
Legal Education: Achieved a Bachelor of Laws Degree (LL.B)(Credit) in 2019 from
the University of Guyana and obtained her Legal Education
Certificate (LEC) on September 17, 2021 from the Hugh
Wooding Law School.
Ms. Edwards joined the Office of the DPP in January 17, 2022.
Madana M.D. Rampersaud, LL.B, (Credit), LEC -State CounselDesignation: State Counsel
Legal Education: Achieved a Certificate of Credit - Bachelor of Laws Degree (LL. B) from the
University of Guyana which was awarded on the 5th day of October 2017.
He obtained a Legal Education Certificate (LEC) from the Hugh Wooding
Law School, awarded on the 16th day of September 2022.
Mr. Madana M. D. Rampersaud joined the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions on the 25th of October 2022.
Mr. Mikel Puran, LL.B, (Dist.), LEC -State CounselDesignation: State Counsel
Legal Education: Achieved a Bachelor of Laws Degree (LLB) with Distinction from the
University of Guyana on the 10th November 2020.
He obtained a Legal Education Certificate (LEC)
on the 16th September 2022 from the Hugh Wooding Law School.
Mr. Puran joined the Office of the DPP on 31st October, 2022.
Ms. Praneta Devi Seeraj, DIP.Management (Dist.) LL.B, (Credit), LEC -State CounselDesignation: State Counsel
Legal Education: Achieved a Certificate of Distinction - Diploma in Public Management
from the University of Guyana which was awarded on the 5th day of October
2017. Certificate of Credit - Bachelor of Laws Degree (LLB) from the
University of Guyana which was awarded on the 10th day of November 2020.
Legal Education Certificate (LEC) from Council of Legal Education - Hugh
Wooding Law School, awarded on the 16th day of September 2022.
Ms. Seeraj joined the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions on the 31st October 2022.
Ms Rbina Christmas, LL.B, (Credit), LEC -State CounselDesignation: State Counsel
Legal Education: Achieved a Legal Education: Achieved Bachelor of Laws Degree (LL.B) with
Credit in 2017 from the University of Guyana and obtained Legal Education
Certificate (LEC)in 2022 from Hugh Wooding Law School.
Ms. Christmas joined the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions in July 2018 and was Appointed State Counsel in October 2022.
Mrs Joy Williams, LL.B, (Credit), LEC, LLM -State CounselDesignation: State Counsel
Legal Education: Achieved a Legal Education: Achieved Bachelor of Laws Degree (LL.B) with
Credit in 2011 from the University of Guyana and obtained Legal Education
Certificate (LEC)in 2023 from Hugh Wooding Law School. Obtained
Master of Laws in 2020 from the University of South Wales.
Mrs. Williams joined the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions in April 2012 and was Appointed State Counsel in September 2023.
Ms Padma Dubraj, AA, LL.B, LEC -State CounselDesignation: State Counsel
Legal Education: Achieved an Associate of Arts in Humanities-Law (AA) in 2018
from the Caribbean Examinations Council
Achieved a Bachelor of Laws Degree (LLB) with Credit
in 2021 from the University of Guyana and
obtained a Legal Education Certificate (LEC) in 2023
from the Hugh Wooding Law School.
Ms. Dubraj joined the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions in July 2021 as a Legal Clerk, then promoted as a Legal Assistant and was Appointed State Counsel in September, 2023.
Mr. Alvaro Mario Ramotar, LL.B, LEC -State CounselDesignation: State Counsel
Legal Education: Achieved an Bachelor of Laws Degree (LL.B)in 2020 from the University
of Guyana and obtained a Legal Education Certificate
(LEC) from Hugh Wooding Law School on September 18, 2023.
Mr. Ramotar joined the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions on 21st August 2023.
Ms. Mtumika Lumumba, LL.B, LEC -State CounselDesignation: State Counsel
Legal Education: Achieved a Bachelor of Laws Degree (LL.B) on the 7th day of December
2021 from the University of Guyana.She was awarded
her Legal Education Certificate (LEC) on the 8th day
of September 2023 from the Eugene Dupuch Law School.
Ms. Mtumika Lumumba joined the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions on the 2nd day of October 2023.
Mr. Christopher A. Belfield, LL.B (Honours), LEC -State CounselDesignation: State Counsel
Legal Education: Achieved a Bachelor of Laws Degree (LL.B) with Honours on the 30th day
of November, 2019 from the University of London.
and obtained a Legal Education Certificate (LEC)
on the 8th day of September, 2023 from the Hugh Wooding Law School.
Mr. Belfield joined the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions on the 2nd day of October, 2023 as State Counsel.
