Jamaica Govt endorses Caribbean Model Guidelines for Sexual Offence Cases
By Douglas Mcintosh From JIS Story Highlights The Government has endorsed the ‘Model Guidelines for Sexual Offence Cases in the Caribbean Region,’ developed by the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ), which provide internationally-accepted best practices for the management of such…
New strategic plan being developed for Caribbean Court of Justice
From CBC The Trinidad-based Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) says it is developing a strategic plan for the period 2018-2023 with stakeholder engagement being a top priority. The CCJ, established in 2001 to replace the London-based Privy Council as the…
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IMPACT Justice concludes seminar on indigenous peoples in Guyana
From Caribbean News Now GEORGETOWN, Guyana — The Canadian-funded project Improved Access to Justice in the Caribbean (IMPACT Justice) hosted a seminar on the American Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples with the Indian Law Resource Center on October…
Privy Council, last vestige of colonialism
From Guardian tt IMAGE: Justin Sibion Photo by:Allan Ganpat Every August 31, I pause to reflect on how my forefathers and foremothers fought for our nation’s independence. Black Stalin could not capture it in better words with his long time…
Mr Justice Barrow joins the CCJ Bench
From Caribbean News Service PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad, Jul 06 2017 – Mr Justice Barrow has assumed office at the headquarters of the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ). President of the Caribbean Court of Justice Sir Dennis Byron, welcomed the newest judge…
CCJ president speaks out
From Jamaica Observer Says Grenada referendum defeat should encourage further support for regional court PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) — President of the Trinidad-based Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) Sir Dennis Byron yesterday dismissed suggestions that the results of the…
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Sir Ronald Sanders: Transparency vital in passport and residence programmes
By Sir Ronald Sanders From Jamaica Observer The global US television company, Cable News Network (CNN), broadcast the first part of a programme on February 8, 2017 alleging the sale of Venezuelan passports to Iraqis and others through the country’s…
Indian jurist urges Caribbean nation to replace privy council in London
By Paras Ramoutar From INDIA NEW ENGLAND NEWS Port-of-Spain– Eminent Indian jurist B.N. Srikrishna has urged Trinidad and Tobago to fully adopt the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) as its final court of appeal rather than the Privy Council in…
Raising the Bar: Sir Dennis Byron charts new course for Caribbean justice
By Gerard Best From Caribbean News Now PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad — After Sir Dennis Byron was sworn in as president of the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) in September 2011, it was no surprise that he immediately set about…
After X6 murder case … Entertainers say no to CCJ
By Curtis Campbell From Jamaica Star Radio personality DJ Lux is encouraging Caribbean citizens to reject the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) as the final court of appeal, in the event that the matter is raised again by respective governments….
