[Opinion] ‘Defective decision’ - UWI professor rips CARICOM over ‘flawed’ reappointment of secretary-general

CARICOM – Reappointment of Secretary General Flawed, Says UWI Professor

The controversy surrounding the reappointment of CARICOM Secretary-General Dr. Carla Barnett has intensified following the release of an independent legal opinion from Trinidad and Tobago that concludes the process was procedurally flawed and potentially invalid under the Revised Treaty of Chaguaramas. The 48-page opinion, prepared by Professor Rajendra Ramlogan of The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, argues that Barnett’s reappoint…

Law professor questions re-appointment of CARICOM S-G

Last Updated on Wednesday, 24 June 2026, 15:30 by Writer By Peter Richards BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Jun 24, CMC – Less than two weeks before Caribbean Community (CARICOM) leaders gather in St. Lucia for their summit, a legal opinion has surfaced laying doubts as to the correctness regarding the re-appointment of Dr. Carla Barnett as the […]

‘Defective decision’ - UWI professor rips CARICOM over ‘flawed’ reappointment of secretary-general

An independent legal opinion out of Trinidad and Tobago has described the controversial reappointment of CARICOM Secretary-General Dr Carla Barnett as procedurally flawed, and legally void.  The conclusion was made in a 48-page document authored by Rajendra Ramlogan, professor of commercial and environmental law at The University of the West Indies, St Augustine.