Grenada Joins International Criminal Court, One of 12 CARICOM Members

By: - May 20th, 2011

By the Caribbean Journal staff

The government of Grenada has joined the International Criminal Court, with the court’s Rome Statute set to enter into force in Grenada on Aug. 1. The decision follows the CARICOM seminar on the ICC held in Port of Spain, Trinidad, where Ambassador Christian Wenaweser, president of the Assembly of States Parties, spoke to Caribbean leaders about ways to enhance implementation of the statute in the region. There are now 12 CARICOM members that are parties to the Rome Statute.

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Bahamas, Cuba Agree on Sea Border

Source: Nasa Visible Earth The Bahamas and Cuba have reached an agreement in principle regarding their mutual maritime border, according to Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Brent Symonette. Setting the border was important due to the new importance of oil drilling in the Caribbean, although the Bahamian government has not yet said […]

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Jamaica Bar Association President Calls For Shift to Caribbean Court of Justice

Ian Wilkinson, the president of the Jamaica Bar Association, described calls for a domestic final court of appeal in Jamaica “a retrograde step,” saying that it was time for the country to sign on to the Caribbean Court of Justice as its final court, instead of the Privy Council. “[A domestic court] has been canvassed […]

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U.S. Investors Get Olint Priority

Federal Court in Orlando, Fla. U.S.-based investors will receive first priority in the Olint case, according to the U.S. Government, and the deadline for filing claims to recover money from David Smith’s failed ponzi scheme has been extended. Victim-witness specialist Elizabeth Medina said investigators needed more time to review the claims. “The federal government is continuing […]

Byron to Lead Caribbean Court of Justice

 Sir Charles Michael Dennis Byron will replace the outgoing Michael de la Bastide as the president of the Caribbean Court of Justice, the CARICOM heads of government announced. Byron is currently president of the UN International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, and the date of his assumption of office is not yet known. He was knighted […]

Former Jamaica PM Patterson to Give Norman Manley Lecture

 Norman Manley and P.J. Patterson By the Caribbean Journal Staff Former Jamaican Prime Minister P.J. Patterson, Q.C., O.N., will give the Norman Manley Lecture Thursday at the Norman Manley Law School, according to Stephen Vasciannie, dean of the law school. He will be joined by Ainsley Henriques in reflecting on the life of Manley, who […]

Richard Lightbourn Talks Bahamian Law, the Privy Council and Foreign Investment

 Sir Charles Michael Dennis Byron will replace the outgoing Michael de la Bastide as the president of the Caribbean Court of Justice, the CARICOM heads of government announced. Byron is currently president of the UN International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, and the date of his assumption of office is not yet known. He was knighted […]

U.S. Government Responds to Banton's Motion for Acquittal

 By the Caribbean Journal Staff Following reggae singer Buju Banton’s recent motion for a judgment of acquittal and for a new trial, the U.S. attorneys prosecuting the case have responded, arguing that Banton has presented “no reason why [the] court’s earlier rulings….should be disturbed.” For Assistant U.S. Attorney James Preston, Jr., the question was “whether reasonable […]