A summary of the 16 recommendations to the Grenada Constitution Reform which were approved by Cabinet:
- Establishment of the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) as the final Court of Appeal for Grenada
- Change of name from the ‘State of Grenada’ to the ‘State of Grenada, Carriacou and Petite Martinique’
- Change of the expression ‘Chief of Police’ to ‘Commissioner of Police’
- Separation of Powers to protect the Independence of the Judiciary
- The inclusion of an ‘e’ in the spelling of ‘Petit Martinique’ to read ‘Petite Martinique’
- The Establishment of an Elections and Boundaries Commission
- A change of the expression ‘Supreme Court of Grenada and the West Indies’ to ‘The Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court’
- The Attorney–General must be entitled to practice as an Attorney–at–Law in Grenada
- Fundamental Rights and freedoms to be refined
- Broader rights and freedoms to be provided for, under a section called Directive Principles of State Policy
- Oath of allegiance to be made to Grenada instead of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II
- The integrity of certain key persons to be maintained at all times
- Not more than three (3) consecutive five-year terms for the Prime Minister
- The Governor General or President as Head of State to be chosen by an Electoral College
- The presence of an Opposition in Parliament at all times
- Fixed date for General Elections (to be provided for in ordinary legislation)
Grenada Constitution Reform Advisory Committee
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