The Evidence Amendment Act, passed in May last year, has already been serving to reduce delays in the administration of justice through the country’s legal system. This is according to Chief Justice, Hon. Zaila McCalla, who in an address at the swearing-in of  Puisne Judges at King’s House on January  5, said she expects all participants in the system to...

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...

The Government is expending significant sums to rehabilitate courthouses across the island, in order to strengthen the administration of justice. This disclosure was made by Justice Minister Senator, Hon. Mark Golding at Thursday's (December 10) official handing over of the Public Building North at Justice Square, downtown Kingston. “Our physical infrastructure continues to be a top priority. The Ministry is...

MINISTRY OF JUSTICE HUMAN RIGHTS DAY 2015 MESSAGE Today Jamaica joins with over 200 countries worldwide in recognizing December 10 as Human Rights Day. On this day in 1948, the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. In 1950, the Assembly passed Resolution 423 (V), inviting all nations and interested groups to observe December 10 as Human...

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...