Caribbean Times 8th Issue

4 c a r i b b e a n t i m e s . a g
Wednesday 1st March 2017
Three charged with break-in and larceny
Three men who were arrested
by the police on the
weekend in connection with
the larceny of several cases
of alcoholic beverages are
now charged.
Jose´ Puello Mercedes of
Villa Area, Winston Diaz of
St. Georges Street and Wandy
Jose´ Campos of Upper Fort
Road were jointly charged on
Monday with Break-In and
Larceny.
The accused broke into
Xtra-Space Storeroom at
Friars Hill Road on Saturday,
and stole 41 cases of
Presidente Beer, 15 cases of
Corona Beer and 3 bottles of
Johnny Walker Black Label
By Everton Barnes
Attorney General, Steadroy Benjamin
has commended the Eastern Caribbean
Supreme Court (ECSC) for the
critical role it plays in the development
of the sub-region.
Speaking at a lecture Monday night
that formed part of the activities marking
the ECSC’s 50th anniversary, Benjamin
said the justices of the court have shown
a commitment to the OECS territories
and to the development of law in the area.
He noted that the court serves six
independent countries and three overseas
territories traveling from country to
country with an airline service faced with
challenges. Yet, he added, despite being
stuck at airports for hours quite often, the
justices persevere without a murmur.
“You the justices of the Appeal Court
work so hard; hearing so many cases
sometimes way into the night. This commitment
the court has shown; a love for
the law by dispensing justice to these nine
countries and in the process contributing
Jose Puello Mercedes Wandy Jose Campos Winston Diaz
Whiskey.
The items are valued at
over $5,000. Members of
the Rapid Response Unit responded
to a report of Burglary
on Saturday, and met a
Blue Hyundai Motor Truck
C6301, being driven by Diaz
leaving the scene.
The vehicle was intercepted
and the men were arrested
and taken into custody.
The vehicle with the items
was seized and taken to the
police station.
AG says ECSC central to development
to their development,” he remarked.
He drew attention to the fact that the
ECSC shares an important milestone
with Antigua and Barbuda for it was on
February 27 fifty years ago that the country
attained independence in associated
with Britain. He also congratulated the
ECSC for its fifty years of dedicated and
exemplary service to the people of the
OECS.
Benjamin also used the occasion to renew
his call for support for the Caribbean
Court of Justice (CCJ). He said people
should put politics aside and support the
move to delink from the London-based
Judicial Committee of the Privy Council
(JCPC) and adopt the CCJ as the final
court of appeal.
He noted that other former British
colonies – Australia, Canada, India, New
Zealand and the African countries – all
delinked from the JCPC after independence.
“What’s wrong with us in the Caribbean?
Are we not proud to be Caribbean
people,” he queried.
Attorney General, Steadroy Benjamin
He stated that the government’s desire
to accede to the CCJ is not politically
motivated but instead it is about nationalism,
pride, and doing what is right for
the society.