UNC unmoved by St Lucian PM

THE OPPOSITION United National Congress (UNC) yesterday declared that no Caricom prime minister can force them to budge from their position of no-support for the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ). Addressing the first in a series of consultations on the CCJ at the Hilton Trinidad on Monday, St Lucia Prime Minister Dr Kenny Anthony said: “Whatever your views on the establishment of the court, do not think of yourself or your country but of the wider community because in the long run, the CCJ will enhance the access to justice and give persons far greater protection under the law.”

However UNC chairman Wade Mark dismissed the St Lucian PM’s remarks. “That has not influenced us (UNC) in any way. Our position has remained consistent. The party’s position on the CCJ remains unshakeable,” he declared. Mark said before the CCJ could be established “there must be justice in Trinidad and Tobago.”