The CARICOM Mission to India led by the Hon. K.D. Knight, current Chairman of the Community Council of Ministers and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Jamaica continued its five-day visit with stops at a number of Hi-Tech organizations in Hyderabad in Andhra Pradesh (State). The Delegation, which includes Secretary-General Edwin Carrington and Special Assistant Glenda Itiaba, met with representatives of the e-Seva Centre ā a one stop agency designed to integrate, simplify and upgrade the provision of government services to the wider population.
Information and Communication Technology
"I know we will die
Ā Ā Ā Our relevance will die
Ā Ā Ā If we do not moveā¦..
Ā Ā Ā ā¦beyond this stepā
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā - nala
SALUTATIONS
I came to talk of technology, and have brought none, because we still sit on the crossroads!
Change is nothing new. Advent of new technology only signaled yet another change through which our art and culture have further opportunity to grow, be promotedā¦ and be traded. How do we manage the mighty continents of mind and memory to harness technology potential for arts and culture in the Caribbean?
The process of inaugurating the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) before the end of 2003 has taken two significant strides forward with the finalisation of the membership of both the Regional Judicial and Legal Services Commission and the Board of Trustees of the CCJ Trust Fund.
The Agreement Establishing the Court sets out in Article V (1), the composition of the Commission, as nominees from the regional entities or, in two cases, representatives of permanent organs of Member States.
Ā Ā Ā āThere is hereby established a Regional Judicial and Legal Services Commission which shall consist of the
At the Twenty-Fourth Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community, Heads considered the request made to each Member State of the Community by the Government of the United States of America to enter into bilateral immunity or ānon-surrenderā agreements that exempt US nationals and other persons who have worked for the US Government from the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court (ICC).
The Caribbean Court of Justice in its continued Public Education Programme, on the 22-23 May, 2003 launched its public education programme in Haiti.
Haiti is the newest Member State embraced as a member of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM).
The launch and first round of the education programme in Haiti, targeted the Judiciary and Magistracy.
The Haitian Judiciary was given the opportunity to discuss the CCJ in the context of the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME).
The people of St. Kitts and Nevis recently had another opportunity to learn more about the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) by way of a series of regional educational activities, led by a team from the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat.
The team, led by Sheldon McDonald, CCJ Project Co-ordinator for the establishment of the CCJ, began its educational activities, organised by the St. Kitts and Nevis National Co-ordinating Committee for the CCJ with a live radio and television discussion on the broadcast network ZIZ Radio and Television.
The question has been asked sometimes why do we need a Caribbean Court of Justice. The short and simple response is that without it the CARICOM Single Market and Economy will certainly not function effectively. For it is inevitable that in the cut and thrust of the commercial and economic life involving trade in goods, in services, trans-community investment and movement of skilled labour as well as the dynamics of social life within that market, there will be disputes.
Public support across the region for the establishment of the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) had risen from 68% in 2000 to 80% in 2002 reported Mr. Sheldon Mc Donald, CCJ Project Coordinator in the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat. He said that all member states of CARICOM are united in their support for the establishment of the regional Court.
Consultations on the establishment of the Regional Judicial and Legal Services Commission of the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ), and arrangements for the inauguration of the Court, which is scheduled for the latter half of 2003, is expected to commence soon.Ā This was a mandate coming out of the Fourteenth Inter-Sessional Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), which concluded in Trinidad and Tobago last weekend.
Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Ministers responsible for Information Communication and Technology will meet later this week to fine-tune strategic measures aimed at addressing the sustainability and development of these sectors within the framework of the regional integration process. Proposals regarding the Caribbean Media Corporation (CMC) are expected to feature prominently in the deliberations.