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On January 10, 2025, the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court (ECSC) will officially commence the New Law Year with its traditional Ceremonial Opening, themed \u201cAccessibility and Awareness – The ECSC Bridging the Gap Through Community Engagement.\u201d\u00a0 This year the first scheduled sitting of the Court of Appeal for 2025 will be hosted by Saint Lucia. This event aims to showcase ECSC\u2019s commitment to fostering community engagement as an integral part of its judicial processes, said a statement from the organization.<\/p>\n
The Ceremonial Opening will begin with a church service held at the Roseau Seventh-Day Adventist Church from 8:15 AM to 9:15 AM, followed by a procession to the Supreme Court building for a formal Special Sitting at 10:00 a.m. in the Criminal Court Room located at Dame Eugenia Charles Boulevard, Bay Front, Roseau, Commonwealth of Dominica. Concurrently, in Saint Lucia, another church service will be conducted at the Bethel Tabernacle, after which attendees will proceed to The National Cultural Centre, designated as a court for this special occasion. The program will include the inspection of the Guard and the Special Sitting at 10:00 AM.<\/p>\n
Continuing a practice established in previous years, there will be one Special Sitting across the nine Member States and Territories of the ECSC. The Acting Chief Justice, His Lordship The Honourable Mr. Mario Michel, is scheduled to deliver the keynote address live from Saint Lucia, alongside the Attorney General of Saint Lucia, while representatives from other Member States will participate via Zoom.<\/p>\n
The featured speaker from the Commonwealth of Dominica will be Chief Magistrate, Her Honour Mrs. Candia Carette-George. The proceedings will be live-streamed across various media platforms to ensure widespread access and participation, inviting the public to engage in the Ceremonial Opening through attendance or online viewing. The ECSC, established in 1967, serves as a superior court of record for the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS), encompassing six independent states and three British Overseas Territories, and it maintains unlimited jurisdiction in each Member State.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"On January 10, 2025, the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court (ECSC) will officially commence the New Law Year with its traditional Ceremonial Opening, themed \u201cAccessibility and Awareness – The ECSC Bridging the Gap Through Community Engagement.\u201d\u00a0 This year the first scheduled…","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":335038,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_cbd_carousel_blocks":"[]","footnotes":""},"categories":[19,235,9,14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-335036","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-crime-court-law","category-homepage-carousel","category-news","category-regional"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n