CASTRIES, St Lucia, CMC - Caribbean Community (CARICOM) leaders on Tuesday agreed to seek an advisory opinion from the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) regarding the controversial reappointment of CARICOM Secretary General Dr Carla Barnett for a five-year term.

St Lucia's Prime Minister Phillip J Pierre, who is also the CARICOM chairman, said in a prepared statement to reporters that the regional leaders had discussed the issue after Trinidad and Tobago "maintained its objection to the process used in the reappointment of the Secretary General".

"CARICOM acknowledged that the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago desires to have the issue of the reappointment of the Secretary General referred to the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) to render an advisory opinion thereon."