| Authored by: | Bahamas Information Services |
| Source: | Bahamas Information Services |
| Date: | November 14, 2019 |
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Appearing in the front row from left to right, are: The Honourable Mr Justice Anthony Smellie QC, Chief Justice of The Cayman Islands; The Honourable Dame Janice M Pereira DBE, Chief Justice of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court; The Honourable Mde Justice Yonette Cummings-Edwards CCH, OR, Chancellor (Ag) of The Co-operative Republic of Guyana; The Honourable Mme Justice Sabitadevie Nanhoe-Gangadin, Judge of the High Court of Justice of The Republic of Suriname; The Honourable Mr Justice Mauritsz de Kort, Vice President of the Joint Court of Justice of Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten and of Bonaire, Saint Eustatius and Saba; Appearing in the back row, from left to right, are: The Honourable Mr Justice Brian Moree QC, Chief Justice of The Commonwealth of The Bahamas; The Honourable Mr Justice Bryan Sykes OJ, CD, Chief Justice of Jamaica; The Honourable Mr Justice Adrian Saunders, President of the Caribbean Court of Justice; The Honourable Mr Justice Kenneth Benjamin, Chief Justice of Belize; The Honourable Mr Justice Ivor Archie ORTT, Chief Justice of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago; The Honourable Sir Marston Gibson KA, Chief Justice of Barbados |
The 6th Biennial Conference of the Caribbean Judicial Officers (“CAJO”) was held in Belize City, Belize from October 31 through November 2, 2019 under the theme “Judicial Integrity – The Pathway to Public Trust and Confidence”. Over 150 judicial officers, including Chief Justices, Justices, Registrars, Magistrates and Court Administrators from throughout the Caribbean were in attendance.
The Honourable Chief Justice Mr. Brian M. Moree, Q.C. attended the regional Heads of Judiciary meeting, which convened the day prior to the start of the Conference.
The remaining members of the delegation included the Honourable Justices, Mr. Ian Winder, Mrs. Deborah Fraser, Mrs. Cheryl Grant-Thompson, Registrar Mrs. Camille Darville Gomez, Deputy Registrar Mrs. Constance Delancy and Magistrate Mr. Ambrose Armbrister.
The Association engaged in fund raising efforts, including the sale of wrist bands and hosting a conference dinner, to solicit donations in support of the hurricane relief efforts for The Bahamas.
The Registrar of the Supreme Court of The Bahamas, Mrs. Camille Darville-Gomez was elected to serve on the Management Committee of the CAJO for the next two years. She succeeded the Honourable Mr. Justice Ian Winder who was elected in September 2017.
Various topical issues were discussed at the Conference including pre-trial detention, environment pollution and the use of social media. At the conclusion of the meeting a number of resolutions were passed, one of which urged that the Courts in the region be regarded as essential services and recommended the adoption of disaster preparedness and response plans by courts.
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