Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), Paula Llewellyn, is calling on public servants to commit to service above self. “We must be mindful of the communities we serve and that the public’s interest takes precedence over everything else,” she said. Ms. Llewellyn was addressing the Trelawny Association of Lay Magistrates’ awards ceremony held recently, at the New Testament Church of God...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness says the Government will be sparing no effort in the fight against crime and violence in the country. He was speaking in an interview with JIS News, during a tour of sections of St. James, including a visit to the Charles Gordon Market on April 23, where three persons were killed on Friday,...

The Government has allocated $5 million towards the Community Empowerment and Transformation (COMET) project, Phase II. This is contained in the 2016/17 Estimates of Expenditure, tabled in the House of Representatives on April 14. The project seeks to strengthen community and civil society organisations to be active managers and leaders in their communities and to increase citizen participation, cooperation and...

A sum of $145.58 million has been allocated to the Justice, Security, Accountability and Transparency (JSAT) project in the 2016/17 Estimates of Expenditure, currently before the House of Representatives. The project seeks to improve the standard of living and quality of life of Jamaican citizens by strengthening governance and oversight, with particular regard to the functioning of the justice system....

A sum of $125.08 million has been allocated for initiatives under the Justice Undertakings for Social Transformation (JUST) programme. The amount is provided in the 2016/17 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House of Representatives. The project seeks to improve the service delivery and management capacity of justice sector institutions; improve the capacity of Ministries, Department and Agencies to coordinate...

The Government is to spend $65 million towards the construction and improvement of courthouses. This is contained in the 2016/17 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House of Representatives. The objective of the project is to enhance court facilities, thereby improving the delivery of services in the justice system. Anticipated targets for the financial year include the completion of all...

Parliamentary Undersecretary of State at the United Kingdom’s (UK) Department for International Development (DFID), Baroness Sandip Verma, is hailing the work of the Citizen Security and Justice Programme (CSJP) in transforming the lives of young people residing in at-risk communities in Jamaica. Speaking to JIS News after a tour of two CSJP project sites in Kingston on Tuesday (April 4),...