Grenada looking to hold a referendum on the CCJ

Grenada will hold a referendum in the next two years to decide on the island-nation’s relationship with the Trinidad & Tobago-based Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ), Governor General Sir Carlyle Glean said Wednesday.

Addressing the ceremonial opening of the new Parliament since the February 19 general elections, Sir Carlyle said that the Constitution Reform Committee would be reconstituted and given a two-year mandate, with the CCJ among its top priorities.

The CCJ was established in 2001 to replace the London-based Privy Council, and also serves as an international tribunal interpreting the revised Treaty of Chaguaramas that governs the 15-member Caribbean Community (CARICOM) grouping.

While all member states have signed on to the original Jurisdiction of the CCJ, only Barbados, Guyana and Belize are signatories to the appellate jurisdiction. – (CMC)