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By Sir Lawrence A. Joseph On Friday 4th December 2015, six Constitution Amendment Bills had their First Reading in the House of Representatives. The process of constitution review therefore has taken another giant step since its launch on 16th January 2014. A most significant question to be asked however pertains to whether or not those Bills are […]

By Sir Lawrence A. Joseph In any constitution review process, critics will always surface. Some will be genuine and many will not be. Some will even scrape the bottom of the barrel to find a reason to justify their criticisms.  In the present Grenada situation one even suggested “with a straight face” on TV in […]

By Sir Lawrence A. Joseph Prior to 1960, the quest to obtain independent status for individual British territories was a pipe dream. The general feeling in the international community for many years was that small territories such as Grenada would not have the capacity to maintain independent status. It was in this context therefore that […]

By Sir Lawrence A. Joseph Forty-two years ago on 7th February 1974 Grenada’s Constitution became effective. The present exercise of reviewing the Constitution therefore with a view of identifying areas which may need upgrading is long overdue. It is most significant therefore that on the 4th of December 2015 six Constitution Amendment Bills were laid in the […]

By Sir Lawrence A. Joseph It will be recalled that on 4th December 2015, six Constitution Amendment Bills were laid in the House of Representatives for their First Reading. Following this procedure, the Constitution Reform Advisory Committee together with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), conducted a series of seminars during the month of January 2016 […]

By Sir Lawrence A. Joseph The recent passing of United States Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia helps to lay focus on the politicization of the judicial system in that country. The body of   Justice Scalia who died on Saturday 13th February last, may have been still warm when public debate regarding his replacement ensued. Key members […]