On Tuesday 10th January 2023, the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court (ECSC) will mark the commencement of the New Law Year 2023 with its traditional Ceremonial Opening proceedings under the theme “The ECSC: Navigating the Changing Tides”. This year the host Territory is Anguilla, where the first scheduled sitting for the Court of Appeal for 2023 will take place.
The Ceremonial Opening will commence with a church service in each Member State and Territory followed by the procession to the High Court where the formal Special Sitting of the Court will be held.
In Dominica, the Church Service will be held at the Truth and Grace Fellowship Global on Independence Street, Roseau commencing at 8:00 a.m. This will be followed by the procession to the High Court of Justice on the Dame Mary Eugenia Charles Boulevard where the inspection of the Guard of Honour will be conducted, followed by the Special Sitting at 10:00 a.m.
In similar fashion to the past 2 years, there will be one Special Sitting throughout the 9 Member States and Territories. The Chief Justice, Her Ladyship, Dame Janice M. Pereira, DBE, LL.D, will deliver the feature address appearing live from the Court in Anguilla along with the other speakers from Anguilla, while the speakers from the other 8 Member States and Territories will appear remotely. The Acting Director of Public Prosecutions, Ms.Sherma Dalrymple will address the sitting as Dominica’s representative.
The Special Sitting will be live streamed via the Court’s Website and Facebook Page.
The public is encouraged to participate in the Ceremonial Opening of the Law Year 2023 by either attending the church service or by watching and listening to the Special Sitting on the various media platforms.
About the ECSC
The Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court (ECSC) was established in 1967 by the West Indies Associated States Supreme Court Order No. 223 of 1967. The (ECSC) is a superior court of record for the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS), including six independent states: Antigua and Barbuda, the Commonwealth of Dominica, Grenada, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and three British Overseas Territories (Anguilla, British Virgin Islands, and Montserrat). It has unlimited jurisdiction in each member State.
To learn more about the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court (ECSC) please visit our website @ https://www.eccourts.org/ or call us at Tel: 758-457-3600.
WOW! I was terrified at the sight of that pic! Thought it was a Vampire! These people are not far removed from blood sucking creatures.
Zombies about to attack was my first thought.
It is now no longer viewed by a handful of UWP aholes who believe they can fool the majority of Dominicans.
Stop making yourself a habitual JAH KA.S,read section 72(2)(c) page 67 of the constitution of Dominica.All UWP cases are a waste of the courts time.The court have better things to do than listen to a handful of crooks and lying traitors buried up to their eyebrows in BS.
BS BS And more BS. Go away, please! Just await the wrath of the Almighty. Hypocrites and liars and thieves. How about that “ByRum” guy who has our $500,000.00 dry money in his pocket? Will the court do something? Please, Go away.
My wish is that the high esteem that the people of the region once held for our courts of law will be restored. The many peculiar rulings of the court these days give one reasons to pause and question its validity. The court is being prejudiced by ruling politicians. It is now no longer viewed by many as a trusted arbitrator.
Look at what happened to the election petition cases brought against members of the DLP. The highest court of Dominica (CCJ) ruled that the cases should proceed. What followed after was one of the greatest miscarriages of justice in Dominica. The DPP, Ms. Sherma Dalrymple, discontinued the case to the chagrin of all fair-minded and law-abiding people. Still this lady is allowed to make a presentation at this seminal event of the Supreme Court?
What our Justice System needs most is some serious repair. Justice has become just a fleeting dream in our jurisdictions.