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...

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...

Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), Paula Llewellyn, is calling on Jamaicans to be vigilant in looking out for signs of child abuse, even within in their own families, and to be courageous in reporting any such incident. She made the call, while responding to questions at a human rights forum held on October 29, at the University of Technology’s (UTech)...

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...

Senate President, Hon. Floyd Morris, says the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) debate is likely to continue at the sitting of the Upper House on Friday, October 30. Senator Morris informed that the debate’s continuation will be considered under “advisement,” in light of the Opposition members possible withdrawal from the proceedings. The President was addressing journalists at a media briefing...

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...

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...