CCJ mulling historic post-judgment application from Guyana land case

The Caribbean Court of Justice in Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago.

The recent application asking Guyana’s final court, the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) to reconsider its decision in a decades-long Essequibo land dispute is the first of its kind since the court was inaugurated 13 years ago.

This is according to the court’s President, Justice Adrian Saunders who explained that though such a recourse is available, it has never been utilized until now.

Saunders was asked by Stabroek News on Thursday shortly after speaking at a business luncheon whether many such applications were filed previously. In response, he disclosed that this is the first.