(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) H.E., Edwin Carrington has hailed the service of Mr Keith Sobion to the legal fraternity of Trinidad and Tobago, CARICOM and the wider Commonwealth.
In a message of condolence on the passing of Mr. Sobion, the Secretary-General lauded the contributions of the Executive Director of the Council of Legal Education (CLE) and former Principal of the Normal Manley Law School and to the development of the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ).
“In his service to the legal fraternity in his native Trinidad and Tobago, the Caribbean Community, and indeed the wider Commonwealth, Keith Sobion contributed to the moulding of the minds of many of our young lawyers and leaders. His determination to ensure that the Legal education structures in the Region were of the highest calibre, served the profession well, as best practices drawn from the Commonwealth and beyond were inculcated in the programmes offered in the Region,” Mr. Carrington said.
The full text of the message of condolence reads:
“It was with a deep sense of sadness that my Staff and I received the news of the passing of Mr. Keith Sobion, former Principal of the Norman Manley Law School and latterly Executive Director of the Council of Legal Education. Despite recent news of Mr. Sobion’s illness, his death has sent shockwaves to those members of staff who knew and interacted with him on the Legal Affairs Committee (LAC) of the Caribbean Community during his tenure as Attorney-General of Trinidad and Tobago, as well as through the contributions he made to the development of the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ).
In his service to the legal fraternity in his native Trinidad and Tobago, the Caribbean Community, and indeed the wider Commonwealth, Keith Sobion contributed to the moulding of the minds of many of our young lawyers and leaders. His determination to ensure that the Legal education structures in the Region were of the highest calibre, served the profession well, as best practices drawn from the Commonwealth and beyond were inculcated in the programmes offered in the Region.
On behalf of the wider Caribbean Community, the Staff of the CARICOM Secretariat and on my own behalf, I extend heartfelt condolences to the family of Keith Sobion, and to his colleagues at the Council of Legal Education.”
