The more things change

The Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court’s website has been in existence for over four years.
On its front page is a message from the recently appointed Chief Justice Hugh Anthony Rawlins. At the time of posting the communiqué, Justice Rawlins was acting in the capacity of Chief Justice.
The message is headlined:
“ They must often change, who would be constant in … wisdom.”
Justice Rawlins message goes on: The Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court’s website has been used as a tool for the dissemination of information for the past four years. However it was felt that changes and improvements to the website were necessary, not only to broaden our areas of coverage, but also to have a more organized look and feel, thus, hopefully, rendering the site more useful and interesting to existing and potential users. It is our hope that the changes which we are making to the website, and its continuing development, will fulfill the Court’s objective of making its work more accessible to the public and will better enable us to continue to keep you up to date on the happenings of the Court.

Without these periodic changes in style, presentation and content, a website, as indeed any information medium, will cease to perform its core function, that of disseminating timely and relevant information.
We anticipate that this website will prove a valuable source of information for the public at large, while enhancing the overall mission of the Court system; and that visitors will find the information here both useful and current at all times.
Comments and suggestions, that would further contribute to fulfilling the purpose for which the website was created, are welcome.”
Sadly the website is dysfunctional as most of our court system is.
For instance there is a section headed: Upcoming events. Posted there are two such happenings. A Regional Conference and the 28th International Human Rights Training Program. The later is advertised to take place on June 10th 2007. The application deadline is December 1st 2006. As for the Regional Conference that is equally out of date.
And although all the other information on the site is a bit hit and miss how sad that nobody has thought to update this particular section to advertise the up and coming Regional Law Fair to be hosted and held on the island in the next couple of weeks? The more things change . . .