Criminal court back in its original location after Hurricane Maria

The Criminal Court was without a venue for 15 months 

Five sexual matters are among thirteen cases down to be heard by High Court’s criminal division beginning on January 21, 2019.

Fifteen months after the devastating passage of Hurricane Maria in 2017, the criminal division is back in its original location.

The Dominica Bar Association and other lawyers had staged protest action and written to the attorney general and the Minister for Justice, Rayburn Blackmoore, to try and hasten the process of finding a suitable venue for the High Court’s criminal division. In December 2018 the court was allowed to sit briefly at the parliament building. However, that was short-lived.
During its case management on January 15, 2019, the court also dealt with 5 matters of a sexual nature; 4 dealt with wounding. There were also one murder and one case of causing death by dangerous driving. The others dealt with theft and burglary.
The State will begin its first case on January 21, against Nadishsa Drigo Demizene of Portsmouth charged with several counts of theft.
The criminal session is presided over by Justice, Victoria Charles Clarke.

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5 Comments

  1. January 18, 2019

    Nothing Skerrit does is good. Everything the man does is negative. After the hospital is built, it will be another negative. What do you all want, you sorry UWPs? Go take care of Joshua Francis – he has gwo pwell of the seventies.

  2. Gouvelma
    January 18, 2019

    The court looks primitive. Doesn’t government have LBD outside of Roseau? Who sad everything has in Roseau? Why can the government build a modern court hose somewhere? This government us really in the 8th century. We need a modern up to date government t. This labor government is spent. They have no new idea for the advancement of Dominica.

    • ??????????????
      January 18, 2019

      Why don”t you build it since you are from the present century? You are a modern date government personnel. You have all the new idea for the advancement of Dominica. Where is you column instead of criticizing? Get a life and contribute positively not being a complainer.

      I hope to see your column soon with you contributions re the courts. #### New advisor Modern and up to date####

  3. January 18, 2019

    01/18/2019

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    • Sylvester Cadette
      January 18, 2019

      I love this encouragement to the nation :)

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