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<span style="font-weight: bold"> Confirmed : Government insists th...t. (Gleaner)...</span>
Tempers flared in parliament this afternoon as the government insisted on holding a referendum on adoption of the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) in its appellate jurisdiction. The debate was sparked as members of the house continued the discussion on the Charter of Rights. Prime Minister Bruce Golding conceded that a two thirds majority of parliament was all it required to adopt the CCJ as Jamaica's final appeals court. But he said the government would not be comfortable making the decision without a referendum. Meanwhile, Golding says the government runs the risk of Jamaicans rejecting the CCJ, if a referendum on adoption of its appellate jurisdiction is not properly crafted. He says the parliament will have to figure out a way to ensure Jamaicans will not have to choose between the CCJ and the Privy Council. He cited St. Vincent and the Grenadines as one case in which the CCJ was rejected because of how it was presented.
<span style="font-weight: bold"> Confirmed : Government insists th...t. (Gleaner)...</span>
Tempers flared in parliament this afternoon as the government insisted on holding a referendum on adoption of the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) in its appellate jurisdiction. The debate was sparked as members of the house continued the discussion on the Charter of Rights. Prime Minister Bruce Golding conceded that a two thirds majority of parliament was all it required to adopt the CCJ as Jamaica's final appeals court. But he said the government would not be comfortable making the decision without a referendum. Meanwhile, Golding says the government runs the risk of Jamaicans rejecting the CCJ, if a referendum on adoption of its appellate jurisdiction is not properly crafted. He says the parliament will have to figure out a way to ensure Jamaicans will not have to choose between the CCJ and the Privy Council. He cited St. Vincent and the Grenadines as one case in which the CCJ was rejected because of how it was presented.