A number of Primary and Comprehensive School students have been presented with prizes for being winners of an essay competition initiated by the Anguilla Circuit of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court. It was part of a series of activities organised to celebrate the 40th Anniversary of the Court.

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The presentations were made by the Resident Judge Justice Janice George-Creque on March 30 at the Atlin Harrigan Parliamentary Building.

Before presenting the prizes, the Madam Judge said the essay competition served the useful purpose of making the young people in particular aware of the working of the court and the entire judicial system in terms of administration of justice.

She reported that the competition engaged students from the primary schools and the number of entries allowed for first, second and third place winners; one entry from Campus B of the Comprehensive School and two entries from the 6th Form of Campus A, allowing for first, second and third place prizes. The Judge commended the winning students for their high level of work.

Justice Janice George-Creque with winning students

The primary school winners were Kevon Proctor of Grade 5 at the Valley Primary School, first prize; Alexander Lawrence, Grade 6 at the Teacher Gloria Omolulu Institute, second prize; and Avern Gumbs, Grade 5 of Valley Primary School, third prize. They wrote on the topic; “How can the community assist the police in preventing crime?”

The Campus B winner was Senegal Carty of Form 1A1. Her topic was: “Should juveniles be incarcerated – discuss.”
The Campus A winner in Form 3 B1 was Gerwyn Hodge. The topic was: “What is the role if the Judge, Magistrate and the Police in maintaining law and order in the community?”

The 6A Form winners were Jaynelle Lake, first; Kelvelle Lake, second; and Adrienna Connor, third. The essay topic was: “What are the pros and cons of Anguilla joining the Caribbean Court of Justice as its Final Court of Appeal?”
The prizes for the winners included desktop computers, trophies and cash awards.

The criteria for judging the essays were outlined by Barrister-at-Law, Estella Fontaine. She stated among other matters that KPMG had been engaged to ensure that the grading of the essays was done equally for the competitors.
The Judges’ overview was detailed to some extent by retired OECS Judge Justice Don Mitchell, CBE, QC who, along with Colville Petty, OBE, judged the competition.

The closing remarks were by Member of the Anguilla Bar Association and a Member of the Essay Sub-committee, Navine Fleming-Kissop. She expressed disappointment over the small number of school children who participated in the competition. She emphasised that “the gift of words is the basis of any form of communication in any profession,” underscoring the importance of writing.

She expressed gratitude to many individuals and businesses which contributed to the success of the essay competition and the prizes to the winning

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