ABSTRACT
Under the relevant Juvenile or Children and Young Persons Act, special provision is made for trial of a juvenile charged with an offence. The age of criminal responsibility varies across the region. The minimum age is (above) seven years (Barbados, Grenada and Trinidad and Tobago), which is the original common law position. In Guyana it is 10 years and in St Lucia and Jamaica 12 years. In other jurisdictions the age of criminal responsibility appears to be over eight years old. The age is usually determined by provision in the relevant statute on juvenile offenders.
