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CARIBBEAN EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL

WESTERN ZONE OFFICE

SUB-COMMITTEE OF THE SCHOOL EXAMINATIONS COMMITTEE
OCTOBER 2017 MEETING

SUBSEC (18) 2017

REPORT ON PANEL MEETING TO COMPLETE THE REVISION OF THE
CAPE® LAW SYLLABUS
HELD ONLINE, 5–8 SEPTEMBER 2017

PURPOSE

1. SUBSEC is asked to note that the meeting of the Panel for the CAPE® Law Syllabus was held
online, 5–8 September 2017.

2. PRESENT WERE:

Panel Members

Mr Alfred McPherson Dean, Faculty of Law, University of Technology, Jamaica
and Attorney-at-Law
Panel Convenor

Dr Margaret Burgess Chief Examiner Trinidad & Tobago

Professor Eddy Ventose Lecturer, University of the West Indies, Cave Hill Barbados

Mr Jacy Archibald Teacher of CAPE® Law, St Rose’s High School and Guyana
Attorney-at-Law

CXC Staff

Miss Charlotte Lewis Assistant Registrar/Examinations Barbados
Development and Production Division

Dr Annette Piper Assistant Registrar/Syllabus and Jamaica
Curriculum Development Division

WELCOME AND OPENING REMARKS

3. The Assistant Registrar/Syllabus and Curriculum Development (SCD) Division welcomed the
participants to the Panel meeting. A special welcome was extended to Mr Alfred McPherson, the
Convenor of the Panel as well as representative from Jamaica, and to Mr Jacy Archibald, panel member
from Guyana. They were not members of the Review Committee and were participating in syllabus
development activities for the first time. Apologies were tendered on behalf of persons who were
unavoidably absent. The Assistant Registrar/SCD reminded the members that the meeting should

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