The Regional Law Revision Centre Inc. in Anguilla hosted a Consolidation of Laws training programme at its offices at Hannah-Waver Housed at the Caribbean Commercial on October 23 and 24.
The course was attended by four participants representing Attorneys General Chambers in the region and one from the University of the West Indies. They were Mrs. Layla Jones from the British Virgin Islands; Mrs. Rushelle Liverpool from Guyana; Senator Professor Velma Newton of the UWI Cave Hill Campus in Barbados; Mrs. Arlene Stuart also from Barbados; and Mrs. Tina D. Roye from the Bahamas.
The comprehensive training course, delivered by Ms Yolande Dash, provided the participants with an in-depth understanding of the consolidation cycle, its impact on the Attorneys General Chambers and explored various techniques in successfully managing this cycle. Consolidation is a continuous process of compiling all amended laws over the years into a principal legislation for ease of reference.
The programme concluded on Wednesday, October 24, with a brief certification presentation ceremony. In attendance was Acting Deputy Governor, Larry Franklin and Attorney General, James Wood, both of whom delivered short addresses, and other specially-invited guests.
The annual programme commenced in 2009. To date, the Law Revision Centre has conducted training for participants from ten Caribbean countries and the Falkland Islands.
The Centre was established in 2007 in Anguilla as a non-profit organisation. It was the result of the collaborative efforts of Anguilla, Montserrat, the Turks and Caicos Islands, the Department for International Development and the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
The centre was set up to maintain a regular publication of accurate and accessible laws for the Overseas Territories of Montserrat, Anguilla, the Turks and Caicos Islands and other Caribbean States.
