JAMELA A. ALI
Certified MEDIATOR
Mediation Trainer
ADR CONSULTANT
MEDIATION IN GUYANA Definition of Mediation and Mediator "Mediation is the skill of a Mediator who is a person trained to act in a neutral role to assist parties with disputes to communicate with each other by listening and sharing ideas and to generate options in the mediation process conducted in private with the goal of the parties connecting and finding their own solutions to resolve the conflicts peacefully and making the world a better place". 2019 - Copyright Appointment as Mediator Jamela A. Ali was appointed as a Certified Mediator in 2003 by the Supreme Court of Guyana. Mediation experience Conducted more than 130 court connected and private mediations involving family members, Guyana and international Companies in matters concerning property disputes, mining law disputes, family law disputes, slander, religious disputes, monetary claims and damages. Jamela provides mediation and negotiation services in the administraton of justice and the settlement of disputes. Her diverse background as a lawyer in litigation and mediation serves as a valuable resource to clients, providing unique and innovative insight in practicing litigation avoidance by strategising and negotiating. Writings and Publications Jamela has written on the Benefits of Mediation in Guyana and Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) click here for Articles. August 2010 - Reviewed and contributed to the Strategic Plan designed for MIG. Mediation Appointments 2024-2018 Founder and Director of Mediation Services International, a mediation service provider and a training institution. 10 July 2013 - Elected as Director of MIG* at its fourth Annual General Meeting. 6 June 2012 and 8 June 2011 - Elected as President of MIG (2 years term limit) at its second and third AGMs. During the first year as President, Jamela initiated and managed the successful holding of the first Mediation Conference with an international presenter and the Chancellor of Guyana. 24 May 2010 - Elected as Director to the Mediation Institute of Guyana Inc. (MIG) at its first Annual General Meeting. 17 June 2009 - Appointed as a Facilitator by the Guyana National Bureau of Standards (GNBS) to conduct a Public Consultation on the Draft Standard Specification for the Labelling of Retail Packages of Tobacco Products. See Kaieteur News 18 June 2009 Article.On the 30 June 2009, followed up as Facilitator/Chairperson at a Technical Committee of GNCB to arrive at a consensus. ************ Speaking engagements 28 October 2011 - delivered the Welcome Speech and another on "The Process of Mediation and the Benefits" at the Mediation Forum under the theme "Embracing the Potential of Mediation" hosted by MIG at Oceanview Hotel, Guyana. 30 June 2010 - delivered a speech on the “Benefits of Mediation and the Judicial Process in Guyana ” and also participated in a role play of a Mediation. 1st April 2008 - speech promoting the benefits of Mediation and the Judicial/Legal process and gave examples of successful mediations at a symposium held at New Amsterdam, Berbice. 31 March 2008 - speech on Mediation and the Judicial/Legal process in Guyana and gave examples of successful mediations at a symposium held at the Suddie Supreme Court, Essequibo.************ Mediation Training and Qualifications Certificate in Mediator Skills Training 2003 - 24 hours course in Mediator Skills Training conducted by the Supreme Court of Judicature of Guyana & the Carter Center of Atlanta, USA and received a Certificate. Trainers included Canadian, American and Caribbean Mediators, Mr. Richard J. Moore, President of MDR Associates Conflict Resolution Inc. Canada, Mr. Steven Weller of Policy Studies Inc., Colorado, USA and Ms. Deborah Mendez-Bowen of Trinidad. Mediation Training Session 7 April 2004 - follow up training session for all mediators on the Court Roster conducted by Messrs. Steven Weller and Richard J. Moore. Refresher Course in Mediation 29 -30 March 2006 - 2 day Refresher Course in Mediation held by the Supreme Court of Judicature of Guyana, the GBA and USAID-GDCCR to encourage the use of Alternative Dispute Resolution and Mediation in Guyana. Conducted by Ms. Donna Parchment and Professor Britton from the University of Guyana (UG). 28 November 2007 - 1 December 2007 - 32 hours Advanced Mediation Training conducted by Mr. Richard J. Moore, LL.B., C. Med., C. Arb. from MDR Associates Conflict Resolution Inc., Ottawa, Canada on behalf of USAID-GDCCR Project & the High Court of the Supreme Court of Judicature of Guyana and was awarded a Certificate on Completion. Refresher Advanced Mediation Training II 2 December 2010 - Refresher Mediation Training (8 hours) conducted by Dr. Steven Weller and Mr. Richard Moore and sponsored by USAID-GEP. Certificate awarded. 8 December 2010 - Advanced Mediation Training (8 hours) for Mediators by Dr. Steven Weller and Mr. Richard Moore and sponsored by USAID-GEP. Certificate awarded. 18 - 20 January 2017 - CPR related Mediation Training sessions by the Honourable Justice John Clifford Wallace, a Judge of the Ninth Circuit Court of the United States of America. ************* Certificate as Faculty Member 31 January 2021 - Appointed a Mediator in Bangladesh and as Faculty Member of Bangladesh International Mediation Society (BIMS) and awarded a Certificate. 2 -5 April 2008 - Appointed as a Faculty Member and awarded a Certificate for service as faculty in Advanced Mediation Training of Mediators. Mediation Trainer for a group of 26 Mediators. ************ MEDIATION TRAINER - Qualifications Certificate as Mediation Trainer 26 - 29 March 2008 - 32 hours Training of Trainers Course conducted by Richard Moore, LL.B C. Med., C. Arb. and Steven Weller, J.D, PhD on behalf of USAID-GDCCR Project & the High Court of the Supreme Court of Judicature of Guyana and was awarded a Certificate on Completion. *********** Mediation Training experience 6,9,10,11 January 2023 - Conducted Introductory Family Mediation Training for 31 participants on behalf of Supreme Court of Judicature of Guyana, Mediation Services International (MSI) on behalf of the Guyana Supreme Court of Judicature and Judicial Reform and Institutional Strengthening (JURIST) Project (Government of Canada) at the Regency Suites Hotel, Georgetown, Guyana. 2 October 2021 - Participated in online training sessions of Judges from Bangladesh on Impasse in Mediation. 2-3 April 2021 - Participated in online training sessions of Judges from Bangladesh on Promoting Mediation in the Administration of Justice. 12-13 March 2021 - Participated in online training sessions of Judges from Bangladesh on Introduction to International Mediation. Feedback Assessment of Course. 26 December 2020 - Participated in Training of Judges in Bangladesh on behalf of BIMS. The Role of Mediation in Resolving Disputes. Introduction to International Mediation. 21 & 22 October 2019 - Conducted Mediation Basic Training of 43 Toshaos and indigenous leaders as Founder of Mediation Services International (MSI) on behalf of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) with implementing partner ALT Grievance Redress Mechanism for the Amerindian Land Titlng Project at Mainstay/Whyaka, Essequibo, Region 2, Guyana. 28 & 29 November 2018 - Conducted Mediation Basic Training of 54 Toshaos and indigenous leaders as Founder of Mediation Services International (MSI) on behalf of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) with implementing partner ALT Grievance Redress Mechanism for the Amerindian Land Titlng Project at Lethem, Region 9, Guyana. 24 & 25 May 2018 - Conducted Mediation Refresher Training of 18 Mediators as founder of Mediation Services International (MSI) on behalf of the Supreme Court of Judicature of Guyana in collaboration with the CCJ, Judicial Reform Institutional and Strengthening (JURIST) Project, funded by the Government of Canada at Marriot Hotel, Georgetown. 21 & 22 May 2018 - Conducted Mediation Refresher Training of 18 Mediators as founder of Mediation Services International (MSI) on behalf of the Supreme Court of Judicature of Guyana in collaboration with the CCJ, Judicial Reform Institutional and Strengthening (JURIST) Project, funded by the Government of Canada at Little Rock Hotel, New Amsterdam, Berbice. 21 - 24 May 2008 - Training of Mediators in a Basic Mediation Training Course for Justices of Peace (JPs) and Commissioners of Oath (32 hours). Awarded a Certificate for service as faculty. 14 - 17 May 2008 - Appointed by USAID GDCCR to serve as a Facilitator for the training of Mediators in the Advanced Mediation Training Course (32 hours) of 21 Mediators and was awarded a Certificate for service as faculty. ************ NEGOTIATION Training 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. *********** Attendances - Conferences, Workshops, Symposiums Mediation Meeting 31 March 2004 - follow up meeting on Mediation conducted by Mr. Steven Weller. Mediation/Case Management Workshop February 2005 - Mediation/Case Management Workshop 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. Symposium ADR and Mediation 27 March 2006 - two hour symposium 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 along with Mr. Paul Hinds gave an overview of Mediation. Symposium in Essequibo 31 March 2008 - two hour symposium 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. Delivered a speech on the benefits of Mediation and gave examples of successful mediations. Symposium in Berbice 1st April 2008 - two hour symposium 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. Delivered a speech promoting the benefits of Mediation and gave examples of successful mediations. See Stabroek News archives 3 April 2008. Conference - Dispute Resolution & Restorative Justice 9-12 July 2009 - American and Caribbean Law Initiative (ACLI) Conference on Dispute Resolution and Restorative Justice in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad and received a Certificate of Participation. Conference on Alternative Dispute Resolution 30 June 2010 - Public Forum on Alternative Dispute Resolution and delivered a speech on the “Benefits of Mediation and the Mediation Process in Guyana”. Also participated in a role play of a Mediation. The conference was held by the United Nations Association of Guyana (UNAG) and the Guyana Association of Women Lawyers (GAWL) and sponsored by USAID. Workshop - Mediation Orientation for Lawyers 9 December 2010 - Court Connected Mediation Orientation for lawyers. Mediation Forums 28 October 2011 - Mediation Forums under the theme "Embracing the Potential of Mediation" hosted by 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 and another for Judges and Attorneys at Law at Georgetown Club, with a presentation by Mr. Justice Vasheist Kokoram. *********** *********** ARBITRATION Qualifications International Arbitration Workshop Chartered Institute of Arbitrators Caribbean Branch with Shan M. Greer FCIArb and Calvin A. Hamilton FCIArb. February 8, 2018 International Arbitration Training for Guyana AG's Chambers. International Senior Lawyers Project (ISLP). Trainers included Charline Lim, Rose Naing, Ankita Ritwikand Marryum Kahloon from the United States of America and the United Kingdom. March 23-24, 2023. International Arbitration in Practice Training AG's Chambers. ISLP. Trainers were Yasmine Lahlou and May Khoury from Chaffetz Lindsey, USA and Ben Bruton, Agustin Spotorno and Juliette Huard-Bourgois from Winston & Strawn UK. August 26, 27, 28, 29, 2024. see Certificate *********** Arbitration Membership Member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, London 2018 - 2024. click for Certificate Member of Arbitration Committee - Attorney General's Chambers, Guyana *********** Experience Co-Arbitrator in proceedings with an International Company Sociedade De Construcoes Soares Da Costa S.A. from Portugal and the Attorney General on behalf of the Government of Guyana. Draft of new Guyana Arbitration Bill *******************
*MIG is not functioning, no annual meeting has been held since 2013.
For further information, here are the contact details: Contact: Jamela A. Ali, Mediator Address: 78 Hadfield and Breda Streets, Georgetown, Guyana, South America. Telephone: +592 225 4712 Email: jamelaali@gmail.com Domain: www.GuyanaMediator.com
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