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Attorney General Of Grenada
Attorney General of Grenada is the chief law officer in Grenada. List of attorneys general of Grenada * ''Grenada became British colony, 1763'' * Hew Dalrymple * Edward Horne c.1770 * Sir George Staunton, 1st Baronet 1779–1784 * Sir Arthur Leary Piggott <1784 (to England, 1783) * Ashton Warner Byam 1783-1789 * Kenneth Francis Mackenzie 1793- * John Sharpe c.1810 * William Darnell Davis c.1840 * Henry James Ross 1856–1857 * Archibald Piguenit Burt 1868–?1871 (died 1871) * William Anthony Musgrave Sheriff 1872–1880 * ?–1896 * 1896–? * Charles Henry Major [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grenada
Grenada ( ; Grenadian Creole French: ) is an island country in the West Indies in the Caribbean Sea at the southern end of the Grenadines island chain. Grenada consists of the island of Grenada itself, two smaller islands, Carriacou and Petite Martinique, and several small islands which lie to the north of the main island and are a part of the Grenadines. It is located northwest of Trinidad and Tobago, northeast of Venezuela and southwest of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. Its size is , and it had an estimated population of 112,523 in July 2020. Its capital is St. George's. Grenada is also known as the "Island of Spice" due to its production of nutmeg and mace crops. Before the arrival of Europeans in the Americas, Grenada was inhabited by the indigenous peoples from South America. Christopher Columbus sighted Grenada in 1498 during his third voyage to the Americas. Following several unsuccessful attempts by Europeans to colonise the island due to resistance from res ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lawrence Albert Joseph
Sir Lawrence Joseph is an attorney and a politician from Grenada. He has a degree from University of London, master of laws from University of London, barrister at law from Lincoln’s Inn The Honourable Society of Lincoln's Inn is one of the four Inns of Court in London to which barristers of England and Wales belong and where they are Call to the Bar, called to the Bar. (The other three are Middle Temple, Inner Temple and Gray ..., bachelor of sciences in economics from University of the West Indies. He first worked as an economist until start practising law in 1977. Joseph served as President of the Senate from 1984 to 1988 and from March 2013 to December 2014. He was also appointed Speaker of the House of Representatives in 2003, and served from January 2004 to June 2008. Joseph also served as the leader of government business, and minister of education and Labour. He was appointed acting Attorney General of Grenada in 2017. References Living people Presiden ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Attorney may refer to: * Lawyer ** Attorney at law, in some jurisdictions * Attorney, one who has power of attorney * ''The Attorney'', a 2013 South Korean film See also * Attorney general, the principal legal officer of (or advisor to) a government * Attorney's fee, compensation for legal services * Attorney–client privilege * ''Clusia rosea ''Clusia rosea'', the autograph tree, copey, cupey, balsam apple, pitch-apple, and Scotch attorney, is a tropical and sub-tropical flowering plant species in the family Clusiaceae. The name '' Clusia major'' is sometimes misapplied to this specie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Politics Of Grenada
The politics of Grenada takes place in a framework of a parliamentary representative democracy, whereby the prime minister is the head of government. Grenada is an independent Commonwealth realm. It is governed under a multi-party parliamentary system whose political and legal traditions closely follow those of the United Kingdom; it has a prime minister and a cabinet, and a bicameral Parliament with an elected House of Representatives and an appointed Senate. Executive power is exercised by the government. Legislative power is vested in both the government and parliament. Constitutional safeguards include freedom of speech, press, worship, motion, and association. Grenada is a member of the eastern Caribbean court system. The Judiciary is independent of the executive and the legislature. Jurisprudence is based on English common law. Citizens enjoy a wide range of civil and political rights guaranteed by the constitution. Grenada's constitution provides citizens with the right to c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Justice Ministry
A justice ministry, ministry of justice, or department of justice is a ministry or other government agency in charge of the administration of justice. The ministry or department is often headed by a minister of justice (minister for justice in a very few countries) or a secretary of justice. In some countries, the head of the department may be called the attorney general, for example in the United States. Monaco is an example of a country that does not have a ministry of justice, but rather a Directorate of Judicial Services (head: Secretary of Justice) that oversees the administration of justice. Vatican City, a country under the sovereignty of the Holy See, also does not possess a ministry of justice. Instead, the Governorate of Vatican City State (head: President of the Governorate of Vatican City State), the legislative body of the Vatican, includes a legal office. Depending on the country, specific duties may relate to organizing the justice system, overseeing the public pro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Claudette Joseph
Claudette Joseph is a Grenadian politician from the National Democratic Congress. She has served as the attorney general and minister of legal affairs, labour and consumer affairs since 1 July 2022. References Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Place of birth missing (living people) 21st-century Grenadian politicians 21st-century Grenadian women politicians Attorneys General of Grenada Female justice ministers National Democratic Congress (Grenada) politicians Women government ministers of Grenada {{Grenada-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dia Forrester
Dia C. Forrester is a retired lawyer who served as Grenada’s Attorney General from 1 January 2021 until 1 July 2022, following the 2022 general election. Early life and education Forrester is the daughter of cultural activist Don Charles and Agnes Forrester. She has a Bachelor of Laws with Honours from the University of the West Indies Cave Hill, a Legal Education Certificate of Merit from Hugh Wooding Law School and a Master of Laws in International Banking and Finance law from University College London. She was also a national table tennis player and OECS table tennis team champion. Career Forrester has been a member of the Grenada bar since 2008, and the Saint Kitts and Nevis and Anguilla bar since 2013, practicing in banking and finance law, commercial and civil litigation, taxation, insolvency and intellectual properly law. She has served on the Grenada National Anti-doping Organisation and the Caribbean Regional Anti-Doping Organisation. She was a partner at the law firm D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elvin Nimrod
Elvin G. Nimrod (27 August 1943 – 6 February 2021) was a politician from the island of Carriacou. He served in the House of Representatives of Grenada as Parliamentary Representative for Carriacou and Petite Martinique, and has in the past served as Deputy Prime Minister, and Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Trade, Legal Affairs, Labour, Local Government, Carriacou and Petite Martinique Affairs and Attorney General. Nimrod attended the Hillsborough Government School in Carriacou, then later the Grenada Boys Secondary School. Elvin later migrated to the United States, where he attended Brooklyn College, receiving a Bachelor of Science degree in political science. He then attended the John Jay College of Criminal Justice, where he obtained a Master of Arts degree in criminal justice. He culminated his academic pursuits by attending New York Law School, where he obtained a Juris Doctor (JD) degree. After a number of years practising law in New York and Grenada, he ente ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Governor-General Of Grenada
The governor-general of Grenada is the vice-regal representative of the Grenadian monarch, currently King Charles III, in Grenada. The governor-general is appointed by the monarch on the recommendation of the prime minister of Grenada. The functions of the governor-general include appointing ministers, judges, and ambassadors; giving royal assent to legislation passed by the Grenadian Parliament; and issuing writs for election. In general, the governor-general observes the conventions of the Westminster system and responsible government, maintaining a political neutrality, and has to always act only on the advice of the prime minister. The governor-general also has a ceremonial role: hosting events at the official residenceGovernment House in the capital, St. George's and bestowing honours to individuals and groups who are contributing to Grenada and to their communities. When travelling abroad, the governor-general is seen as the representative of Grenada and its monarch. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hew Dalrymple (advocate)
Captain Hew Dalrymple (sometimes spelt Hugh; 1727 – 1774) was a Scottish advocate and poet who from 1771 served as Attorney General of Grenada. He was born on 12 July 1727, the eldest surviving son of Robert Dalrymple, Writer to the Signet, and his wife Anne Kennedy. He married Grissel, daughter of Col. Robert Brown, 43rd Foot, from whom he later separated, and by whom he had two sons and two daughters. His younger daughter was the courtesan Grace Elliott. Dalrymple graduated LLD in 1771. He was involved in the great Douglas case. Works * – an elegy for Charles Spencer, 3rd Duke of Marlborough (1706–1758) who commanded the Raid on St Malo The Raid on St Malo took place in June 1758 when an amphibious British naval expedition landed close to the French port of St Malo in Brittany. While the town itself was not attacked, as had been initially planned, the British destroyed large a ... in 1758 * – a defence of Scotland during the Bute administration References Furt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
