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Trinidad PM Seeks to Abolish Privy Council Appeals in Criminal Matters

Trinidad and Tobago’s government will be introducing legislation to abolish Privy Council appeals in all criminal matters, Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar announced in a statement to Parliament Wednesday. All of those cases would be ceded to the Caribbean Court of […]

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Barbados to Host First Sitting of Caribbean Court of Justice Outside of Trinidad

Above: the CCJ’s headquarters in Port of Spain By the Caribbean Journal staff The Caribbean Court of Justice will meet in Barbados beginning April 16, the first time the court will be sitting outside of its base in Port of […]

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Bermuda Appoints New Chief Justice

Above: the appointment ceremony (Photo: Bermuda Gov) By the Caribbean Journal staff Bermuda has appointed Ian Kawaley as the island’s new Chief Justice. Justice Kawaley signed his instruments of appointment in a ceremony last week with Governor Sir Richard Gozney. […]

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Bahamas Court Case Sees Country's First Use of Video-Linked Testimony

By the Caribbean Journal staff The use of live, video-linked testimony in a criminal case in the Bahamian Supreme Court was the first in the country’s history, and judges and security officials are calling it a “landmark way of fighting […]


Trinidad's Anthony Carmona Sworn in as International Criminal Court Judge

Above: the ICC’s new judges (Photo: ICC) By the Caribbean Journal staff Trinidad and Tobago Judge Anthony Carmona was sworn in today as a judge of the International Criminal Court. Carmona, who attended the University of the West Indies and […]


Chief Justice of Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court Announces Resignation

Above: Chief Justice Hugh Rawlins and St Kitts and Nevis Prime Minister Dr Denzil Douglas (Photo: Erasmus Williams) By the Caribbean Journal staff Hugh Anthony Rawlins, Chief Justice of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court, has announced his resignation, effective Aug. […]

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In Jamaica, a New Home for Disputes

Above: the opening of the new Restorative Justice Centre in Tower Hill, St Andrew (JIS Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff A new initiative by Jamaica’s Ministry of Justice aims to prevent crime and harmful behaviour by encouraging members of […]


Jamaica Swears in New Judges

Above, from left: newly-appointed Acting President of the Court of Appeal Justice Hazel Harris, Justice Seymour Panton and Govenor-General Sir Patrick Allen (JIS Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaican Governor-General Sir Patrick Allen swore in two new judges to […]


St Lucia Names New Attorney General

By the Caribbean Journal staff St Lucia has named Kim C St Rose as its newest attorney general, the government announced. St Rose had previously served as a litigator for the firm of Gordon & Gordon in Castries. Before that, […]

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New Evidence Act Takes Effect in St Kitts

Above: the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court in St Kitts By the Caribbean Journal staff The new Evidence Act that was passed by the St Kitts and Nevis National Assembly in September is now in effect. The act replaced a 135-year-old […]


Jamaican Loses Privy Council Appeal of Murder Conviction

By the Caribben Journal staff The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council in London has dismissed the appeal by Jamaican Samuel Robie of his conviction for the murder of Roy Bailey in 2003. Robie was appealing his conviction on three […]


Turks and Caicos Swears in Three New Supreme Court Justices

Above: from left, Governor Ric Todd, Justices Joan Joyner, Margaret Ramsay-Hale and Edwin Goldsbrough By the Caribbean Journal staff The Turks and Caicos has sworn in new Supreme Court Justice Joan Joyner, following similar ceremonies for recently-appointed Justices Edwin Goldsbrough […]


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