Attorney General John Jeremie SC has welcomed CARICOM’s decision to seek an Advisory Opinion from the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) on the reappointment of Secretary-General Dr Carla Barnett.

In a statement on Thursday, the Attorney General congratulated Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar SC on her “principled leadership” at the recent Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of CARICOM and said he looked forward to a rules-based resolution of the impasse which he said “has weakened confidence in the governance processes of the Caribbean Community.”

“The decision by the Conference to refer the question concerning the reappointment of the Secretary-General to the Caribbean Court of Justice for an Advisory Opinion represents a significant affirmation of the rule of law and of the constitutional principles upon which CARICOM is founded.”