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Contact:
Rose Marie Harris
Wednesday, January 22, 2003 - A team of officials from the CARICOM
Secretariat met with Prime Minister Dr. Kenney Anthony Monday to brief him on
current work being done on the establishment of the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ).
Among the matters discussed were the status of financing and steps taken towards
ratification of the CCJ by member states of CARICOM.
The team included CARICOM secretary-general Edwin Carrington, general counsel
Duke Pollard and coordinator of the CCJ project Sheldon Mc. Donald. Also in
attendance at Monday’s meeting was the Hon. Petrus Compton, Attorney General and
Minister of Justice.
The meeting was held ahead of the fourteenth intercessional meeting of the
conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) which is
scheduled to take place in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad and Tobago February 14th
-15th 2003. Within CARICOM, Dr. Anthony leads on issues of justice, governance
and security.
The governments of St. Lucia, Barbados and Belize have already passed
legislation towards the minimum requirements for the establishment of the CCJ.
When established the CCJ will be the highest court of appeal in the Caribbean to
consider and determine appeals in both civil and criminal matters from common
law courts with the jurisdictions of the Member states of CARICOM. It will also
be an essential part of the implementation of the Caribbean Single Market and
Economy (CSME).
The Caribbean Court of Justice will have its headquarters in Trinidad and Tobago
but will move from country for hearing and appeals as the occasion demands.
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