The Canadian-funded Judicial Reform and Institutional Strengthening (JURIST) Project has provided much needed Information Technology (IT) equipment to the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) and the Caribbean Association of Judicial Officers (CAJO), to support their regional business continuity efforts during the COVID-19 pandemic. The virtual
The laptops donated by the Canadian-funded Judicial Reform and Institutional Strengthening (JURIST) Project to the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court (ECSC) are being used to improve the court’s efficiency in providing access to and delivery of justice in the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS). On
The Honourable Mr. Justice Sir Marston Gibson, Chief Justice of Barbados has made it clear that the operations of the court system will not go back to pre-COVID-19 times as the judiciary continues to equip its staff, to effect much needed changes. Sir Marston was
The Judicial Reform and Institutional Strengthening (JURIST) Project is continuing to monitor the negative effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on CARICOM Member States and the worldwide community. Based on international projections, it is expected that the pandemic and/or its effects may continue for some time
The judiciary, while needing to discharge its role in specific times and context can only be a judiciary worthy of its name, if its pronouncements are underpinned by core values that are cemented in its commitment to the dignity of the human being and the
Judicial officers must interrogate their personal biases as well as those embedded in law and culture. This was the advice of the Honourable Mme. Justice Jacqueline Cornelius, Judge, Barbados Supreme Court, who was at the time speaking at the opening ceremony of a two-day Gender
The Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court (ECSC), with support from the Canadian funded Judicial Reform and Institutional Strengthening (JURIST) Project, launched a Mediation Public Awareness Campaign in St. Vincent and the Grenadines on Thursday May 9, 2019 at 10 am in the National Insurance Services Conference
