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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,...

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.

Appoint Court Officers with Sign Language Expertise -Senator Morris

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).

Refurbished Santa Cruz RM Court Re-Opened

Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), Paula Llewellyn. (FILE)

Report Child Abuse In Your Family, Community – DPP

Senate President Says CCJ Debate Likely To Continue October 30

11 years ago Justice

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...

11 years ago Justice

CCJ Debate Further Delayed

Debate on the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) Bills has been further delayed, due to the absence of Opposition members from today’s (October 30) sitting of the Upper Chamber. Leader of Government Business, Senator Hon. A.J. Nicholson, in a statement, said whether or not the Opposition members attend next week, "certain positions will be put forward by the Government, on...

11 years ago Justice

Privy Council Letters Support Government’s CCJ Position

The Minister of Justice, Senator the Hon. Mark Golding, has today received two emails from the Privy Council in London, attaching copies of two letters – firstly, a letter dated 29 November 2009 to the Privy Council from Mr. John Almeida of the London-based law firm Charles Russell, and secondly the letter dated 16 April 2010 from the Registrar of...

11 years ago JusticeOffice of the Prime Minister

Senator Golding Urges Opposition To Produce Letter

Minister of Justice, Senator the Hon. Mark Golding, is urging the Opposition to make available, a copy of a letter, confirming that the Privy Council is available to sit in Jamaica. “The Opposition needs to produce this letter, which apparently they have, which is an official letter ,without any further delay, and I think it’s quite proper that Senator Marlene...

11 years ago Justice

Cries For CCJ Referendum a Double Standard – Senator Fraser-Binns Liburd

Government Senator Sophia Fraser-Binns Liburd, has rejected calls for a referendum on the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) as a “double standard,” noting that there were no similar cries regarding the passage of the Charter of Rights. “I fail to see the wisdom in having a referendum to determine the CCJ. It cannot be that we are seeking a referendum...

Minister of Justice, Senator the Hon. Mark Golding. (FILE)

11 years ago JusticeParliamentSenate

Senate Continues Debate on CCJ Bills Tomorrow

Debate on the three Bills, which seek to make the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) Jamaica’s finale appellate court, will continue in the Senate on October 22 and Friday, October 23. The Bills are the Constitution (Amendment) (Caribbean Court of Justice) Act 2015; the Judicature (Appellate Jurisdiction) Act, 2015, and the Caribbean Court of Justice Act, 2015. They are seeking to...

11 years ago Justice

Full Participation in CCJ Will Ensure Justice is in the Reach of All Citizens – Golding

The objective of Jamaica’s full participation in the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) is to ensure that justice is in the reach of all citizens, Minister of Justice, Senator the Hon. Mark Golding, has emphasised. Mr. Golding, who opened the debate on the three CCJ Bills, in the Senate, on October 16, said the Bills, which were passed earlier in the...