Law
Jamaican Ambassador to United States Visits University of Miami
April 30, 2013 | 1:09 pm | 0 Comment
Above: Ambassador Stephen Vasciannie, Adjunct Professor David Rowe, Deputy Consul General Don James and Associate Dean for Adjunct Faculty Douglas Bischoff (Photo: University of Miami) By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaican Ambassador to the United States Stephen Vasciannie paid a visit to the University of Miami School of Law in Coral Gables, Fla. last more...
Cayman Swears in Two New Judges
April 22, 2013 | 8:04 am | 0 Comment
Above: Acting Governor Franz Manderson and New Court of Appeal Judge Sir Richard Ground (Photo: GIS) By the Caribbean Journal staff A pair of new judges for the territory have been sworn in by Acting Cayman Islands Governor Franz Manderson. Sir Richard Ground was officially sworn in as a judge of the Cayman Islands Court of Appeal, while Nova Hall was sworn in more...
Cayman Islands , Law , News
Op-Ed: Why Venezuela Ought to Reconsider Its Withdrawal From ICSID
April 5, 2013 | 9:48 am | 0 Comment
By Alexander G Leventhal Op-Ed Contributor IN JANUARY OF 2012, Venezuela announced that it would withdraw from the ICSID convention, a 1966 treaty that established an arbitration and conciliation institution based in Washington, DC to deal with international investment disputes. The decision came as Venezuela faced mounting challenges from private investors in the more...
Op-Ed: The Privy Council Conundrum
March 12, 2013 | 12:37 pm | 0 Comment
By David Rowe Op-Ed Contributor JAMAICAN PRIME MINISTER Portia Simpson-Miller commenced her administration with a political proposal of constitutional ramifications, announcing the government’s intention to remove the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council as Jamaica’s final Court of Appeal. The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council is staffed by a panel of more...
Haiti Prime Minister Wins Defamation Case Against US Web Site
February 19, 2013 | 5:21 pm | 0 Comment
Above: Haiti Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe (Photo: OPM Haiti) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe has won a court judgment in his defamation case against US-based Web site "Haiti Observateur," according to federal court records. The PM and businessman Patrice Baker had brought a defamation action against Leo Joseph, who runs the more...
Op-Ed: David Smith’s Bid for Parole: A Test for Turks and Caicos
February 5, 2013 | 3:16 pm | 0 Comment
By Robert Di Pano Op-Ed Contributor IT WOULD BE in the best interest of the Turks and Caicos Islands from an enforcement standpoint to deny convicted Caribbean Ponzi schemer David Smith’s application for parole. The Governor and Parole Board members are encouraged to stand strong despite Smith’s alleged prosecutorial cooperation and not be short-sighted in a more...
Bahamians Vote Against Legalizing “Web Shop” Gaming, National Lottery
January 28, 2013 | 11:22 pm | 0 Comment
Above: Nassau (CJ Photo) By Alexander Britell Bahamians voted by a wide margin Monday to reject a measure that could have legalized and regulated so-called "web shop" gaming establishments, according to preliminary tallies. Bahamian voters also rejected a measure to create a national lottery in the country, where gambling is illegal but so-called "web shop" more...
US Virgin Islands Prosecutors Report $3 Million in Collections for 2012
December 7, 2012 | 12:08 am | 0 Comment
Above: St Thomas By the Caribbean Journal staff The District of the Virgin Islands collected more than $3.02 million in criminal and civil actions for the fiscal year 2012, according to data released by United States Attorney Ronald Sharpe. Of that amount, $1.67 million was collected in criminal actions and $1.35 million was collected in civil actions. That more...
Remembering Marcus Garvey in Miami
November 29, 2012 | 7:57 pm | 0 Comment
Above: attorney Niyala Harrison (CJ Photo) By Alexander Britell MIAMI — The legacy of Marcus Garvey remains just as relevant to the modern day, particularly to the Caribbean. That was among the findings of the Fifth Marcus Garvey Seminar held Thursday night at the University of Miami School of Law. The seminar, chaired by attorney David Rowe, a law more...
Arts & Culture , Jamaica , Law , News
Op-Ed: Legal Education in Jamaica
October 30, 2012 | 11:54 am | 0 Comment
By David Rowe Op-Ed Contributor There is currently a debate in Jamaica about the number of lawyers who should be admitted to law school. Some stakeholders consider that a larger number than the current number of 180 per year should be admitted. Others believe that this amount cannot address the needs of an expanding population. Whatever the number, if the more...
