Weekly Alert: August 18-22, 2008

Public Forum and Panel Discussion: Jamaicans for Justice is hosting a public forum and panel discussion on the Government’s proposed whistleblower legislation.

Where: Dome Room, Montego Bay Civic Centre, Sam Sharpe Square, Montego Bay

When : Thursday, September 4, 2008 at 6:00 p.m.

Refreshments will be available.
For more information contact Jamaicans for Justice at 940-7449

Download the Green Paper on the Whistleblower Legislation here.




Business Programme Update : Key note speaker at the Conference will be The Right Honourable Lord Hoffmann : "The Universality of Human Rights and the Importance of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights".
For an updated programme for the Commonwealth Lawyers Association 25th Anniversary Conference click here.

Registration Extended : Registration for the Conference is still available. You will also now be able to register onsite at the Conference. For registration information click here.
Registration fees for Conference participants include: Participation in Sessions; Conference Printed Material; Opening Ceremony; Welcome reception; Gala Night Dinner; Closing ceremony; Refreshments Breaks; Lunches; Conference Bag; Entrance to the exhibition.
Fees for Accompanying Guests include:Opening Ceremony; Welcome Reception;Tours (TBA); Closing Ceremony and Refreshments Breaks.

Home Hosting & Reception - Friday October 17, 2008: The Local Planning Committee for the Conference is currently organizing a “Meet the People” program for the evening of Friday October 17. The Committee is inviting attorneys from the Cornwall Bar Association and their friends to participate in this night of Home Hosting and Reception of Conference guests.

“Hosting” can be anything from hosting a cocktail/dinner party for some of the guests, inviting some guests out for drinks, inviting some of the guests out on an excursion – in other words, anything that would give the Conference Guests a warm Jamaican welcome and enhance their experience in this corner of the island. You can host as little as 4 guests to as many as you wish. All CBA members are requested to participate in this Home Hosting and Reception programme and as such we ask that you please send your contact details (name, address, telephone number & number of guests you would like to host) by e-mail to Keri Johnson (kerij2@cwjamaica.com).

If you need further information on this programme, please contact Jeanne Robinson at 952-2104.

Subscription fees for Cornwall Bar Association membership for the year 2008-2009 are now due.

Unfortunately we do not have the resources at this time to send out individual reminder letters.

If you have not already done so, we ask that you please let us have your cheque in the sum of $3,000 as soon as possible so that we can continue to serve you effectively.Your cheques should be made payable to The Cornwall Bar Association and sent to The Law Library, R.M. Court, Montego Bay.

Of Interest: If you are on Facebook, you might want to check out this Group Page : Makings of a Military State, Search of Counsel's House- An Open letter to the President of the Jamaican Bar Association.

Click here for the related story carried in the Observer Newspaper.

The response issued by DCP Mark Shields may be found here.