CHIEF JUSTICE PRAISES ANTIGUA & BARBUDA FOR “LEADING THE WAY” IN JUDICIAL ADVANCES

CHIEF JUSTICE OF THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN SUPREME COURT DAME JANICE PEREIRA HAS COMMENDED ANTIGUA & BARBUDA FOR BEING THE FIRST IN THE OECS TO HOST THREE SPECIALIST DIVISIONS OF THE HIGH COURT.
HER LADYSHIP WAS SPEAKING THRUSDAY MORNING AT THE LAUNCH OF THE FAMILY DIVISION OF THE HIGH COURT, THE FIRST IN THE STATES AND TERRITORIES UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF THE ECSC. THE DIVISION STREAMLINES THE JUDICIAL AND SUPPORT SERVICES TO ENSURE THE EFFICIENT ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE IN FAMILY MATTERS. ANTIGUA & BARBUDA ALSO HOSTS THE INDUSTRIAL COURT AND MODEL SEXUAL OFFENCES COURT.