CCJ Appoints New Justice

By: - January 22nd, 2015

Above: the Caribbean Court of Justice’s headquarters in Trinidad

By the Caribbean Journal staff

The Caribbean Court of Justice has a new member.

The regional court’s Regional Judicial and Legal Services Commission has appointed Maureen Rajnauth-Lee as the tribunal’s newest judge.

Rajnauth-Lee was selected from among applicants from the Caribbean, North America and Eastern Europe.

A native of Trinidad and Tobago, Rajnauth-Lee is a Justice of Appeal of the Judiciary of Trinidad and Tobago.

rajnauth

She is a graduate of the University of the West Indies and of the Hugh Wooding Law School.

“Judges appointed to the CCJ are evaluated on the basis of wide- ranging criteria that include experience, high moral character, intellectual and analytical ability, sound judgment, integrity and an understanding of people and society,” the court said in a statement.

News

Jamaica Adding Another New Agro-Park

Above: Jamaica Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller (left) greeted by General Manager, Jamaica Stock Exchange, Marlene Street-Forrest (JIS Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaica is ramping up its development of agro-parks. The country is expected to add a ninth agro-park on the island, which is anticipated to be in production in the next three […]

News

Cayman Premier Visits Kimpton Hotel Construction Site

Above: Cayman Premier Alden McLaughlin (right) and Deputy Premier Moses Kirkconnell By the Caribbean Journal staff Cayman Premier Alden McLaughlin and Deputy Premier Moses Kirkconnell recently toured the construction site of the new Kimpton hotel project in Grand Cayman. The $240 million project is located on Seven Mile Beach in Grand Cayman; it is expected […]

News

St Lucia Begins Research Project to Study Volcanic Hazards

Above: the Soufriere volcano in St Lucia (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The Caribbean, particularly the Eastern Caribbean, is full of active and dormant volcanoes, some of which still emit gases into the atmosphere. But do those gases poses any threat to nearby areas? St Lucia has begun an innovative research project aiming […]

Jamaica's Hilton Rose Hall Sold; Aimbridge Hospitality to Manage Property

 Above: the Hilton Rose Hall Resort By the Caribbean Journal staff Aimbridge Hospitality has been tapped to manage the Hilton Rose Hall Resort and Spa in Jamaica following the acquisition of the property by Sagicor. The property was put on the market last year by investment firm Blackstone. Sagicor owns three other hotel properties in […]

Jamaica’s Parliament to Vote on Move to Caribbean Court of Justice

 Above: the Caribbean Court of Justice in Port of Spain By the Caribbean Journal staff Since it gained independence in 1962, Jamaica’s final court of appeal has been the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council in London. That could change, though, when the country’s House of Representatives votes on bills that would make the Caribbean […]

The New List: New Caribbean Hotels to Visit in 2015

 Above: the Hilton Rose Hall Resort By the Caribbean Journal staff Aimbridge Hospitality has been tapped to manage the Hilton Rose Hall Resort and Spa in Jamaica following the acquisition of the property by Sagicor. The property was put on the market last year by investment firm Blackstone. Sagicor owns three other hotel properties in […]

Dominica’s Search for a Long-Lost Bird

 Above: a Diablotin By the Caribbean Journal staff The highest mountain in Dominica is called Morne Diablotins. It gets its name from the Diablotin, the “black-capped petrel.” But a Diablotin bird hasn’t nested in Dominica in more than 150 years — or so it’s thought. A new project in Dominica is searching for the rare and […]