1st Pan Caribbean Law Firm Founder Joins AMCC
Mary J. Mahabir, Q.C, is one of the newly appointed Directors of the Arbitration and Mediation Court of the Caribbean (AMCC) – a not for profit organization offering alternative dispute resolution services.
Ms. Mahabir brings a wealth of experience to the AMCC team. She is the founder of Lex Caribbean, the formation of which created the first and only pan-Caribbean law firm in the CARICOM...
New Director To Strengthen Commercial Mediation Capacity
We are better poised to address advancements in commercial mediation with the appointment of Clarke Gittens Farmer Partner, Gillian Clarke as one of our newest Directors.
A partner since 2002, Ms. Clarke heads the corporate department of the Firm and brings more than 30 years of experience in corporate and commercial work to the role. She works closely with many international law firms and...
Mediators to Ease Business Disputes
Businesses in the Caribbean now have increased access to an alternative dispute resolution method tailored to meet their needs following commercial mediation training hosted by the Arbitration and Mediation Court of the Caribbean (AMCC),
The training, conducted by the London-based Centre for Effective Dispute Resolution (CEDR), equipped twenty-two Mediators from Barbados, St. Lucia, Antigua,...
Article: Inniss “AMCC Beneficial To Investors” – Government Information Service
The Arbitration and Mediation Court of the Caribbean (AMCC), headquartered in Barbados, and already open to business, is necessary, says this island’s Industry Minister, Donville Inniss.
He was speaking on the sidelines of LATAM International Business Seminar, sponsored by Invest Barbados and hosted today at Hilton Barbados Resort.
The main purpose of the event was to highlight Barbados’...
Article: Barbados Launches Homegrown Centre – Global Arbitration Review
After unsuccessful attempts to link up with the LCIA and ICDR in past years, Barbados has launched its own homegrown international arbitration centre, the Arbitration and Mediation Court of the Caribbean, which is now open for business.
The centre was launched at an event at the Barbados Museum and Historical Society in Bridgetown on 12 October, including a keynote speech by the president of...
Gallery: AMCC Launch, October 2017
Highlights from the AMCC’s launch event on 12 October 2017, held in the beautiful walled garden and courtyard of the Barbados Museum and Historical Society.
Photography: Alyson Holder, LOUD/87
Remarks – AMCC Launch – Ms Baria Ahmed, Director General
Good evening.
As with the others who have come before me, I would like to observe all the protocols and welcome you to this auspicious event. I will keep it very brief and start by thanking everyone, not least our most honourable speakers but also all of you for taking the time to be here.
This is a really exciting moment for Barbados, and also the region, in terms of developing professional...
Remarks – AMCC Launch – Mr Andrew C Ferreira, Director
Introduction
The acknowledged genius of Sir Andrew Lloyd-Webber is his ability to apply musical cadence to capture the political, social and human mood in complement to the lyrics penned by Sir Timothy Rice.
In Evita, there is a singularly poignant line of our heroine-fatale; in Eva’s Final Lament, she disdains public honour and asks that she be recognised simply as the “woman who brings her...
Keynote Address – AMCC Launch – The Right Honourable Sir Dennis Byron, President, Caribbean Court of Justice
Introduction
I would like to thank the Director General (Designate) of the Arbitration and Mediation Court of the Caribbean (AMCC), Ms Baria Ahmed, for extending the invitation for me to speak at today’s introduction ceremony for the AMCC. It is truly an honour.
I wish to congratulate the originators of the AMCC concept and those who have stuck with that idea to its fruition, as is signalled...
Introductory Remarks – AMCC Launch – Sir Trevor A Carmichael QC, Chairman
Guest of Honour – The Right Honourable Sir Dennis Byron, President of the Caribbean Court of Justice, My Lord Chief Justice – Sir Marston Gibson, Attorney General and Minister of Home Affairs – Honourable Adriel D. Brathwaite, Honourable Minister of International Business – Honourable Donville Inniss, Honourable Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade –...