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Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Justice, Carol Palmer, delivers the keynote address at the installation ceremony for 26 new Justices of the Peace for the parish of St. James, held on December 3, at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in Rose Hall.

Gov’t Looking to Expand Jurisdiction of Justices Of The Peace

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...

Custos of St. James, Hon Ewen Corrodus (left), presents newly installed Justice of the Peace for St James, Shernett Annon Rose with her instrument of office. Mrs. Rose was among 26 Justices of the Peace who were installed at a ceremony held on December 3, at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in Rose Hall, St James.

Justice Reform Programme Making Significant Strides

Michelle Wright of the Almond Town community responds to questions posed by Recruitment Officers from Progressive Foods at the Citizen Security and Justice Programme (CSJP) Job Fair held on November 20 at the Jamaica Conference Centre.

CSJP Prepares Young People to Access Employment Opportunities

Senior Resident Magistrate at the Kingston and St. Andrew Family Court, Paula Blake Powell, looks through the Family Court handbook at an exposition staged last Friday (November 20) at the Court’s Duke Street headquarters, downtown Kingston.

Family Court Reaches Out To Persons In Need Of Support

Seated from left: Executive Director, National Council on Drug Abuse (NCDA), Michael Tucker; Minister of Justice, Senator the Hon. Mark Golding; and Minister of Health, Hon. Horace Dalley; and Chief Justice, Hon. Zaila McCalla participate in the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to guide the operations of the Drug Treatment Court Programme. The signing took place at the Ministry of Justice offices in Kingston on Tuesday, November 24. Standing (from left) are: Director, Organisational Development, Ministry of Justice, Claudia Powell; Permanent Secretary, Ministry of National Security, Major General Stewart Saunders (ret’d); Senior Medical Officer, Bellevue Hospital, Dr. Myo Kyaw Oo; Principal Executive Officer, Court Management Services, Carol Hughes; Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Justice, Carol Palmer; and Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Marion Bullock-Ducasse.

MOU Signed For Effective Operation of Drug Treatment Programme

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House Passes Justice Reform Bills

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...

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Senate Passes Bill to Prevent Tax Leakage through Transfer Pricing

The Senate, on Friday (November 27), passed amendments to the Income Tax Act, which will empower the Government to prevent tax leakage through the transfer pricing system. Transfer pricing is used by multinational companies for sales and services within their corporate groups and by individuals in transactions with corporations under their control. The system, while legitimate, can be used as...

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Resident Magistrates to Become Parish Judges

The Government is undertaking a number of reforms in the justice system, to include making Resident Magistrates Parish Judges, and creating a post for a Chief Executive Officer to manage the administrative functions of the Courts. Under the Judicature (Resident Magistrates) (Amendment) Act 2015, which will be debated in the Senate next week, several new posts will be created in...

Minister of Justice and Government Senator, Hon. Mark Golding.

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Justice Minister Mark Golding to be Honoured

Justice Minister, Senator the Hon. Mark Golding will receive the Kurt Schmoke (previously the Justice Gerald Le Dain) Award for Achievement in the Field of Law at the International Drug Policy Reform Conference in the D.C. metro area on Friday, November 20. The award recognizes those involved in law who have worked within official institutions when extremist pressures dominate government...

Santa Cruz resident, Javani Parker (seated) advocates for more the town’s buildings to offer greater access to persons with disabilities. Listening on are from left: Chief Justice, Hon. Zaila McCalla, Director of Public Prosecution, Paula Llewellyn, President of the Senate, Senator the Hon. Floyd Morris and Vivian Gordon from project contractors, Macanlo Company Limited. Mr. Parker who is wheelchair bound, was the first member of the public to use the Inclinator wheel chair lift at the Santa Cruz Courthouse in St Elizabeth. The two-storey building which houses the Santa Cruz Resident Magistrate’s Court, was re-opened at a ceremony held on Thursday, November 5.

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Appoint Court Officers with Sign Language Expertise -Senator Morris

President of the Senate, Senator Floyd Morris is advocating that the Ministry of Justice appoint at least one court officer with sign language expertise in each parish, to improve the deaf population’s access to the Justice System. “It is very important because we have a deaf population… (and) their rights are violated from time to time, and we have to...

Minister of Justice, Senator the Hon. Mark Golding (right) with the assistance of (from left), President of the Senate, Senator Floyd Morris, and Chief Justice, Hon Zaila McCalla, cut the ribbon to officially open the newly renovated Santa Cruz Resident Magistrate’s Courthouse at the re-opening ceremony on Thursday, November 05. Looking on is special guest at the ceremony, Santa Cruz resident , Javani Parker ( background right).

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Refurbished Santa Cruz RM Court Re-Opened

History was created on Thursday (November 5), when the country’s first vertical wheelchair lift access to a Courthouse, was commissioned into service at the Santa Cruz Resident Magistrate’s (RM) Court by Justice Minister, Senator the Hon. Mark Golding. “The installation of this vital piece of equipment will ensure the independence of persons in wheel chairs in accessing the two-storey building....

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Justice Patrick Robinson Says Jamaica Should Do Away With UK Privy Council

Noted Jurist, Justice Patrick Robinson, has added his voice to the call for Jamaica to do away with the United Kingdom (UK)-based Privy Council as the country's final court of Appeal. "We must use our sovereignty and independence in the best interest of Jamaica by (not) retaining the UK Privy Council as the final Court of Appeal," he emphasised. Justice...