BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – The Jamaica leg of the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) trial in the case of Shanique Myrie against the Barbados government is now complete. The lawyers representing Jamaican national, Shanique Myrie, have now closed their case at a hearing of the Caribbean Court of Justice, which was held at the Jamaica Conference Centre in downtown Kingston this week. Representatives of the Jamaica Government, which last year joined the matter, presented their argument in the last two days after lead counsel Kathy-Ann Brown announced that the Jamaican Government would present evidence to show that there is “a pattern of behaviour” towards Jamaicans. Yesterday’s sitting involved testimony from four witnesses for the Government of Jamaica, which obtained permission from the CCJ to act as intervenors in the matter. Witnesses were Avia James, John Wilson and Odiesha Brown, all of whom claimed that they were refused entry into Barbados because of their nationality. The court also heard from Ephium Allen, Deputy Director of the Passport Immigration and Citizenship (PICA).
