Caribbean Community (CARICOM) leaders have turned to the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) for a legal review of the process used to reappoint Secretary-General Dr Carla Barnett after pushback from Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar.The decision comes as regional heads meet in St Lucia for CARICOM’s 51st Heads of Government meeting.It has forced the bloc to test its own treaty framework in an unprecedented move towards institutional transparency even as Barnett’s status quo remains protected for now.

Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), Dr Carla Barnett, urged leaders of the region to seize the current period of global volatility as an opportunity for…

A major diplomatic rift has opened within the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) leadership amid the reappointment of Secretary General Dr Carla Barnett, with Trinidad and Tobago Prime…

WHILE Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar smiled for photographs and exchanged pleasantries with Caricom Secretary-General Dr Carla Barnett in St Lucia, the Prime Minister…

CASTRIES, St. Lucia, CMC – Jamaica’s Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness says while his country is not seeking to overturn the decision of regional leaders to reappoint Dr Carla…

CARICOM Heads of Government have agreed to seek an advisory opinion from the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) in an effort to resolve the dispute surrounding the reappointment of…

CASTRIES, St Lucia, CMC - Caribbean Community (CARICOM) leaders on Tuesday agreed to seek an advisory opinion from the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) regarding the controversial…

Caribbean Community (CARICOM) leaders have turned to the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) for a legal review of the process used to reappoint Secretary-General Dr Carla Barnett…

Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar has secured the support of Caricom Heads of Government for her proposal to refer the controversial reappointment of the Community’s…

Leaders referred the dispute over their secretary-general's reappointment to the regional court. The opinion it eventually delivers will bind nobody.