Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Justice, Mrs. Carol Palmer, is reassuring the public that the work of the Coroner’s Court will continue despite the fire at the location. Mrs. Palmer said that following the interim forensic report from the police, on Thursday, December 31, the first order of business for the Coroner’s Court is to reconstruct the files, so...

The Ministry of Justice is working to minimise the disruption caused by the fire which destroyed the building at 79 Duke Street, Kingston on Wednesday, December 30, 2015. That building housed both the Corporate Area Coroner’s Court and the Attendance Centre of the Family Court. The Ministry's objective is to have both these operations resume service to the public as...

Minister of Justice, Senator the Hon. Mark Golding, says that through the new Special Economic Zones (SEZs) regime, the Government is seeking to build a robust and modern framework that will not only benefit international investors but the Jamaican economy as a whole. He was speaking in the Senate on Friday (December 11), where the SEZ Bill was passed with...

Minister of Justice, Senator the Hon. Mark Golding, says the Government takes keen interest to ensure that Jamaicans get a fair trial in countries with which it has treaties. He told the Upper House on December 4 that when persons are apprehended on the high seas with contraband, they do not have any right to be prosecuted in a particular...

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Justice, Carol Palmer, says the Government is to introduce measures to expand the jurisdiction of Justices of the Peace (JPs). This move will make it legal for JPs to carry out their duties beyond the borders of their parish of appointment. “We (the Ministry of Justice) are also going to be introducing measures to...

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Justice, Carol Palmer says that the changes being made to the country’s Justice Sector will bring greater equity and efficiency to the delivery of justice, through Jamaica’s courts. Mrs. Palmer who was delivering the keynote address at the installation ceremony for 26 new Justices of the Peace (JPs) at the Montego Bay Convention Centre...

The Senate, on Thursday, December 3, passed two pieces of legislation aimed at effecting reforms within the justice system. These are the Judicature (Resident Magistrate’s) (Amendment and Change of Name) Act 2015 and the Judicature (Supreme Court) (Amendment) Act. Piloting the Bills, Minister of Justice, Senator the Hon. Mark Golding, said the Judicature (Supreme Court) (Amendment) Act seeks to establish...