Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves has indicated that he is prepared to work to make the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) this country’s final court of appeal.
Addressing a ceremonial sitting of the CCJ at the House of Assembly in Kingstown on Friday afternoon to celebrate Vincentian Justice Adrian Saunders’ elevation to the office of CCJ president, Dr. Gonsalves said it has been determined that a referendum was not a requirement, and all that was needed was a two-thirds majority in Parliament to support the change in the Constitution that would make the move a reality.
Replacing the London-based Privy Council with the CCJ was among the changes to the Constitution that citizens rejected in a November 2009 referendum.
The Prime Minister extended an invitation to the Leader of the Opposition Dr. Godwin Friday to work together to “strive for the seemingly impossible.”
