MR. CHESTER Stamp, a 38-year-old Jamaican attorney-at-law, has been appointed senior prosecutor of the International Court of Justice, in The Hague, Netherlands.
He took up duties on January 2. One of Mr. Stamp's functions will be to prosecute war crimes, supervising a staff of 18.
There were about 1,000 applicants for the job and Mr. Stamp was chosen as the most suitable applicant. Most of the applicants were from the United States.
Mr. Stamp, who is a graduate of the Norman Manley Law School, was congratulated by some of his colleagues when he attended a Christmas party last month.
Attorney-at-law Ravil Golding said yesterday "no one has ever doubted Mr. Stamp's intellectual ability. He is a bright and intelligent person. There are those who sometimes criticise the Norman Manley Law School but Mr. Stamp's appointment shows the graduates are among the best in the world," Mr. Golding said.
Mr. Stamp attended Jamaica College, Kingston. He graduated from law school 15 years ago. He was first employed by the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions as a Crown Counsel. He left in 1992 and went into private practice, working from offices in Kingston and May Pen, Clarendon.
Another Jamaican, Mr. Patrick Robinson, Deputy Solicitor-General, is a judge at the International War Crimes Tribunal in The Hague.
Barbara Gayle
