Resumen de Developments in the Commonwealth Caribbean: The year 2016 in review
This article reviews a number of key constitutional developments that occurred in the Caribbean region during 2016. These include: the orderly transfer of power following elections in Jamaica and St Lucia, confirming the region’s continuing commitment to parliamentary democracy in the post-independence era; the overwhelming rejection of proposals to amend the country’s Constitution by voters in a referendum in Grenada; the announcement of plans to hold constitutional referendums in Barbados and Jamaica on whether to replace the Queen with a ceremonial president; the 50th anniversary of Barbados and Guyana’s independence; and a review of how homosexuality should be treated by the law by both the Supreme Court of Justice in Belize and the Caribbean Court of Justice.
