The first major round of deliberations by the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) organs will kick-off in Georgetown, Guyana later this week with the Fourteenth Meeting of the Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED), 31 January-1February 2003. The focus will be on regional trade and economic de...

1.  The Magistracy: In examining the proposals relating to the role of the Magistracy in the functioning of the CCJ, the following were noted:     (a) The Magistrates will be required to make referrals to the CCJ in its Original Jurisdiction as it relates to the interpretatio...

In 1970 at the Sixth Caribbean Heads of Government Conference held in Jamaica that country’s delegation proposed the establishment of a Caribbean Court of Appeal. Arguments for and against such a Court have been discussed and debated by both Bench and Bar of the Region for the past thirty year...

Madame Chancellor Hon. Chief Justice [Hon. Justices] Hon. Attorney-General and Minster of Legal Affairs Members of the Diplomatic Corps Specially Invited Guests Distinguished participants Ladies and Gentlemen of the Media Distinguished Ladies and Gentlemen There are very few occasions when...

Dr Carla Barnett has come to the end of her term as Deputy Secretary-General of CARICOM. Dr Barnett served in the post for six years before returning home to Belize at the end of her contract on December 31, 2002. A former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Belize, Dr Barnett is now serving ...

May I first acknowledge with appreciation the opportunity to say a few words on this important occasion. My appreciation goes particularly to Dr. Edwin Carrington, the indefatigable Secretary General of CARICOM who has over the years, tirelessly exerted himself in pursuit of regional integration, co...

May I first acknowledge with appreciation the opportunity to say a few words on this important occasion.  My appreciation goes particularly to Dr. Edwin Carrington, the indefatigable Secretary General of CARICOM who has over the years, tirelessly exerted himself in pursuit of regional integrati...

Madame Chancellor Hon. Chief Justice [Hon. Justices] Hon. Attorney-General and Minster of Legal Affairs Members of the Diplomatic Corps Specially Invited Guests Distinguished participants Ladies and Gentlemen of the Media Distinguished Ladies and Gentlemen There are very few occasions when a layman ...

CHRIST CHURCH, BARBADOS - The Director-General of the Caribbean Regional Negotiating Machinery (CRNM), Ambassador the Honorable Dr. Richard Bernal, O.J., was the principle speaker at a town hall meeting, at the Nassau Beach Hotel, in the Bahamas on Monday the 20th of January. The meeting provided an...

It is widely acknowledged that any effective drug prevention program must have a strong youth focus as young people are among the most vulnerable to the allure of illicit substances. For this reason the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) Caribbean regional field office is preparing to ...