Outgoing President of the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ), Michael de la Bastide says his biggest disappointment while serving as head of the regional court was that more Caribbean countries have not acceded to its appellate jurisdiction.
Since the court’s inauguration in 2005, Guyana, Barbados and recently Belize have accepted it as the final Court of Appeal and according to Justice de la Bastide; this points to a lack of confidence in “ourselves and in our brothers and sisters”.
Justice de la Bastide said it is within the power of