Dame Janice M. Pereira appointed to His Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council
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Pereira is from North Sound in Virgin Gorda and was called to the Bar of the Virgin Islands in 1981. Dame Pereira became a High Court Judge in 2003 and was appointed to the Court of Appeal in 2009. Dame Pereira was sworn in as the first female Chief Justice of the ECSC on October 24, 2012.
Dame Pereira retired from the ECSC in St Kitts and Nevis earlier this year. Her career has spanned over three decades.
Appointment is ‘well-deserved’- Premier Wheatley
In a social media post, Premier Dr the Honourable Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) said Dame Pereira continues to make the Virgin Islands proud.
“Your achievements inspire us all!” Hon Wheatley added calling her appointment to the Privy Council “well-deserved”.
His Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council is a formal body of advisers to the sovereign of the United Kingdom. The Privy Council appoinments were announced on Wednesday, August 28, 2024.
Other appointees to His Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council are Baroness Eluned Morgan MS (First Minister of Wales) and John Swinney MS (First Minister of Scotland).
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