 The debate as to whether St. Lucia should accede to the Caribbean Court of Justice, CCJ, has been a topical issue during the last few months. The Government of St. Lucia recently moved a motion to make the CCJ St. Lucia's final appeal it caught in the lower and upper house of assembly. Recently, a team from the CCJ Assession Committee led by Chairman, Sue Dennis Barron, visited the community of Suffra to speak to residents with the many advantages living the Privy Council and joining the CCJ would have for St. Lucia. Residents of Suffra for St. Jacques relished the opportunity to get all their burning questions A lot of our laws are like, how are we going to, or what are we going to do with the legislation or what are they doing to sign into the legislation? I have to make the point that a lot of the illegal witnesses that we have described are from laws that put the Caribbean under the colonial system. Member of Parliament for Suffra for St. Jacques, Emma Hippolit, explains that such consultation on a community level is very important as it will help the ordinary man understand what is being done on a policy level. She applauded the committee for making a stop in Suffra and noted that the benefits to be gained from St. Lucia's move to the CCJ will directly impact her constituents. So the CCJ is a very bold step by our government where we are trying to bring justice, making the average person gain access to justice. And if that is so then we need to ensure that the average man understands why we are moving from the Privy Council to the Caribbean Court of Justice. And not only why, what are the benefits, what are the benefits for the average person because as you walk around you will hear some people clamoring for justice and that justice must be accessible and for it to be accessible it must be affordable and that is what the CCJ brings to the table. Once the bill is successfully passed in the House of Assembly, St. Lucia will be the fifth Caricom country to accede to the Caribbean Court of Justice. From Suffra-Ethem, I am Jeanive Gonzague.