Port of Spain, Trinidad. The Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) on February 8th, 2019 released its 2018 annual report, which is currently available on the Court’s website at ccj.org. CCJ’s President, the Honourable Mr. Justice Adrian Saunders, said in his introduction to the report, “over the last year, the Court maintained its solid track record of […]
Port of Spain, Trinidad. The Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) today dismissed an appeal in the matter of Gloria Shillingford v. Angel Andrew. Mr. Andrew had given Ms. Shillingford, his sister, power of attorney to sell property belonging to him. However, Mr. Andrew claimed that Gloria then made unauthorised payments to herself, her daughter and […]
Port of Spain, Trinidad. In the case of Chandra Ramotar Singh v Bhagwantlall Mossai and Alvin Alves, the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) today held that two land titles obtained by Mr. Bhagwantlall Mossai and Mr. Alvin Alves should be canceled because they were obtained by fraud. The appeal concerned land at Lot 14 Mortice, […]
Roseau, Dominica – (December 19, 2018). Melinda Lowe is the grand prize winner of Taste of Dominica. Ms. Lowe has won a Mas Domnik 2019 Experience for 2 which will include tickets to shows, costumes and spending money. According to CEO/Director of Tourism “It is fitting that the grand prize of this food festival is a […]
The Caribbean region and the world ought to be very alarmed by what is going on in Dominica! Caribbean and world leaders must intervene urgently before the situation gets to the point where peaceful protestors are slaughtered by the Roosevelt Skerrit Administration using the Special Security Unit (SSU) of the Commonwealth of Dominica Police Force […]
Port of Spain, Trinidad. During 2018, the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) issued 34 judgments and reasons for decisions, its highest number of judgments delivered in a calendar year since it began its operations in 2005. Throughout that period, the CCJ also heard 28 new matters in both its Original and its Appellate Jurisdictions. This […]
n addition to the damages of $52,300, Ms. Warrington was awarded costs at the CCJ, in the sum of EC$37,800, and prescribed costs in the High Court and Court of Appeal.
Dear Dominica, I have occasion to write to you to explain, rationalize and yes, even apologise to my friends and family whom I might have caused anxiety by my actions of the last few days, which were solely done on your behalf, the reason for which I now explain to you. On Thursday November 22nd […]
Port of Spain, Trinidad. The Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) ruled that a law in Guyana, which makes it a criminal offence for a man or a woman to appear in a public place while dressed in clothing of the opposite sex for an “improper purpose”, is unconstitutional. The law, Section 153(1)(xlvii) of the Summary […]
Port of Spain, Trinidad. Both Grenada and Antigua and Barbuda voted against the move to have the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) as their highest appellate court in separate referenda held yesterday. President of the CCJ, the Hon. Mr. Justice Adrian Saunders said, “while the news is not what we hoped for, we respect the […]
