Antigua and Grenada moving to join the CCJ
BY AZAD ALI From Caribbean Life Two CARICOM countries — Antigua and Grenada — are to hold referendums on Nov. 6, 2018 to decide if they should join the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ). This is Antigua’s first referendum, while…
St Vincent PM ready to pursue change to replace Privy Council with CCJ
From St Lucia Online (CMC) – Almost nine years after a referendum seeking the public’s support to replace the London-based Privy Council with the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) as St Vincent and the Grenadines’ final appeal court, Prime Minister…
CCJ President disappointed with T&T’s reluctance to join court’s appellate jurisdiction
From Jamaica Observer PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) — Newly appointed president of the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ), Adrian Saunders has expressed disappointment with the reluctance of the government of Trinidad and Tobago to have the institution as its…
Caribbean nations cling to British court’s coattails
By Bertram Niles From CGTN.COM More than 50 years after Britain began divesting itself of its Caribbean colonies, most of them still look to London for justice. Despite the Caribbean Community (Caricom) of mainly English-speaking nations inaugurating its own supreme…
Sir Ronald Sanders: Justice free of politics
By Sir Ronald Sanders From Caribbean360 PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, Friday July 6, 2018 – As controversy currently surrounds the appointment of a Judge to the Supreme Court of the United States, the ease with which a new President of…
5 islands in the Caribbean where you’ll be killed for committing certain crimes
By Farida Dawkins From Face2Face Africa Last Wednesday, the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) in Barbados outlawed capital punishment for murderers, deeming it unlawful. The High Court is no longer able to enforce the death sentence for those in Barbados…
CCJ President to retire in July
(GIS) – For the first time in its history, the Caribbean Court of Justice held court in Antigua and Barbuda at a special sitting to honour the President of the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ), Rt. Hon. Sir Dennis Byron….
Sir Ronald Sanders; Political hubris and justice
BY SIR RONALD SANDERS From Barbados Advocate If there is any doubt that the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) is not beholden to governments and does not yield to their wishes in making judgements, recent events should dispel it. Freundel…
Barbados will remain with CCJ
From Stabroek News (Barbados Nation) Barbados will remain as a member in the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ). This assurance came today from Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley, who said the CCJ represents “one of the best examples of Independence”…
Barbados: Mia deserves her victory, Rihanna
From St Lucia Times Trinidad Guardian:– One of newly-sworn in Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley’s biggest ‘unofficial’ supporters, international pop star Rihanna, yesterday congratulated her on her achievement. Replying to a friend on Instagram following the election results yesterday, Rihanna said…