On Friday, 12th January 2024, the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court will mark the commencement of the New Law Year with its traditional Ceremonial Opening proceedings under the theme “Innovation and Justice Reform” – The ECSC Looking to the Future. This year, the host Member State is Grenada, where the first scheduled sitting for the Court […]
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Council for Security and Law Enforcement (CONSLE) met for an emergency meeting on 8 April 2020 to discuss matters of security, particularly those related to the COVID-19 pandemic and the upcoming hurricane season, the latter approximately six weeks away. The Meeting was chaired by Senator the […]
On Zero Discrimination Day, UNAIDS calls on countries to examine discriminatory provisions in their laws and policies and make positive changes to ensure equality, inclusion and protection GENEVA, 1 March 2019—In 2018, a number of countries made landmark decisions to change discriminatory laws and bills. The Supreme Court of India struck down Section 377 of […]
By J. K. Roberts (Sound Public Policies Advocate); Circulated on Tuesday 19 February 2019 Public officers appointed in the public service of Grenada after 3 April 1983, have been disenfranchised from their constitutional entitlement to receive pensions from the State. This happened with the gazetting of the Pensions (Disqualification) Act, labeled as People’s Law No. […]
25 years ago, the United Nations General Assembly unanimously declared May 3 as ‘World Press Freedom Day’, during a conference held in Namibia, where participants articulated their support for independent and pluralistic media. In the 1970’s the United Nation’s agency responsible for press freedom was UNESCO. Since then, World Press Freedom Day has been recognized […]
World Justice Project (WJP) Releases 2017-2018 WJP Rule of Law Index WASHINGTON, DC (31 January 2018) – The World Justice Project (WJP) today released the 2017-2018 WJP Rule of Law Index® which measures rule of law adherence in 113 countries worldwide based on more than 110,000 household and 3,000 expert surveys. Featuring primary data, the […]
“Heal With Hope Foundation Hosts Discussions in the Communities” THURSDAY, 5TH OCTOBER, 2017 – In recognition of Child Month, the Heal with Hope Foundation (HWHF), a non-profit organization dedicated to the prevention of child sexual abuse, is continuing its public-sensitisation drive about this silent epidemic that is plaguing Grenada. As October unfolds, the HWHF will […]
