THE DECISION yesterday by the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) to sit in Jamaica for the first time to hear the Shanique Myrie case has been described by representatives from both sides of the political divide as a welcome move. The CCJ will sit in Jamaica from March 4 to 12. Attorney General Patrick Atkinson, [...]
Jamaican Attorney Questions Quality of Judgments from Caribbean Court of Justice
September 15, 2012 | Posted by
A Jamaican attorney-at-law, Hugh Wildman, reportedly asserted, inter alia, that the quality of judgments of the Privy Council is “far superior” to those emanating from our Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ). In purported proof of his conclusion, he cited an unspecified case in Guyana. Mr Wildman’s credentials seem to be anchored in his practice of [...]
Jamaica Moves To Become A Republic
May 11, 2012 | Posted by
By the end of the Parliamentary year, Jamaicans could bid farewell to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council. Governor General Sir Patrick Allen said an act to establish the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) as the island’s final court is among 32 new laws the Government wants to pass this year. The Governor General [...]
