On Friday, 10 January 2025, the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court (ECSC) will mark the commencement of the New Law Year with its traditional Ceremonial Opening proceedings under the theme “Accessibility and Awareness — The ECSC Bridging the Gap Through Community Engagement”.
This year, the host Member State is St Lucia, where the first scheduled sitting for the Court of Appeal for 2025 will occur.
The Ceremonial Opening will commence with a church service in most Member States and Territories, followed by the procession to the Court, where the formal Special Sitting of the Court will be held. In Grenada, the Church Service will be held at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception Roman Catholic Church, commencing at 8:15 am. This will be followed by the Mounting and Inspection of the Guard of Honour, followed by the procession to the Supreme Court of Grenada (CLICO Building) for the purpose of the Special Sitting commencing at 10 am.
Similar to the past 4 years, there will be one Special Sitting throughout the 9 Member States and Territories. The Acting Chief Justice, His Lordship The Honourable Mario Michel, will deliver the feature address, appearing live from St Lucia along with the Attorney General of St Lucia the other speakers from the various Member States and Territories of the Eastern Caribbean will appear and speak via the Zoom platform.
The Special Sitting will be streamed live to the other Member States and Territories via the St Lucia Information Services media platforms and social media pages to the other Member States and Territories of the OECS. It will also be live-streamed via the Court’s website and Facebook page, as well as the websites and social media pages of the Government Information Services in each Member State and Territory and UWITV.
The public is encouraged to participate in the Ceremonial Opening of the Law Year 2025 by attending either the church service or the Special Sitting or by watching and listening on the various media platforms.
The Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court (ECSC) was established in 1967 by the West Indies Associated States Supreme Court Order No. 223 of 1967. The (ECSC) is a superior court of record for the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS), including 6 independent states: Antigua and Barbuda, the Commonwealth of Dominica, Grenada, St Kitts and Nevis, St Lucia, St Vincent and the Grenadines and three British Overseas Territories (Anguilla, British Virgin Islands, and Montserrat). It has unlimited jurisdiction in each Member State.
To learn more about the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court (ECSC), please visit our website @ https://www.eccourts.org/ or call us at Tel: 758-457-3600
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