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Justice Minister, Senator the Hon. Mark Golding, emphasises a point while speaking on the Weights and Measures (Amendment) Act, 2015, which he piloted in the Senate on Friday, September 25, where it was passed.

Senate Passes Weights and Measures (Amendment) Act, 2015

Persons breaching stipulations under the Weights and Measures (Amendment) Act, 2015, will now be fined up to $1 million under the revised legislation, which was passed with two amendments in the Senate on Friday, September 25. The Act, which was...

Minister of Justice, Senator Mark Golding (right); and Chief Justice of Jamaica, Hon. Zaila McCalla, are greeted by Custos of St.
James, Hon. Ewen Corrodus. Occasion was the opening of the 4th Biennial Conference of the Caribbean Association of Judicial Officers, on Thursday (September 24), at the Hilton Rose Hall Resort in Montego Bay, St. James. — Minister of Justice, Senator Mark Golding (right); and Chief Justice of Jamaica, Hon. Zaila McCalla, are greeted by Custos of St. James, Hon. Ewen Corrodus. Occasion was the opening of the 4th Biennial Conference of the Caribbean Association of Judicial Officers, on Thursday (September 24), at the Hilton Rose Hall Resort in Montego Bay, St. James.

Judicial Officers Urged to Set High Standards for Justice Delivery

Justice Minister, Mark Golding addresses the 4th Biennial Conference of the Caribbean Association of Judicial Officers (CAJO), September 24 at the Hilton Rose Hall, Montego Bay. Also pictured (left to right) are Professor Richard Drayton, Rhodes Professor of Imperial History, King’s College London; Chief Justice ZailaMcCalla; Sir Dennis Byron, President of the Caribbean Court of Justice; Justice Adrian Saunders, Judge of the Caribbean Court of Justice and Justice C. Dennis Morrison, Acting President of the Court of Appeal, Jamaica.

Justice Minister Calls for Bipartisan Support of CCJ Bills

Minister of Justice, Senator the Hon. Mark Golding, addresses the opening of the 4th Biennial Conference of the Caribbean Association of Judicial Officers, held on September 24 at the Hilton Rose Hall Resort in Montego Bay, St. James.

Country Approaches Crucial Juncture

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

Address by Minister of Justice, Sen. Mark Golding at the 4th Biennial CAJO Conference

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Golding Wants Persons Occupying Lands for Several Years to Get Titles

Minister of Justice, Senator the Hon. Mark Golding, is advocating for the implementation of legislation to allow Jamaicans, who occupy lands for extended periods to acquire the title to the property. “I think a legislative solution (is needed) to enable those persons to acquire titles after a period of time. That is something I am interested in pursuing…I think it...

Governor General, His Excellency, the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (left) looks on, as Hon. Justice Marva McDonald Bishop, takes the Oath of Allegiance and the Judicial Oath during the swearing-in of judges at King’s House in St. Andrew on September 14.

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Judges Urged To Be Efficient In Dispensing Justice

Eleven judges, who have been appointed to higher office, have been urged by Chief Justice, Hon. Zaila McCalla, to exercise efficiency in the dispensation of justice. “We must be mindful to avoid waste of judicial time and be sensitive to the fact that when litigants approach our courts to have their matters resolved, the expectation is (that) their cases must...

10 years ago Justice

CMS Fixes Corporate Area Family Court Holding Area

On the instructions of the Principal Executive Officer of the Court Management Services a technical team made an assessment of the damage at the Corporate Area Family Court on Thursday, September 3, 2015. Repairs to the facility will commence Friday, September 4, 2015, and are expected to be completed over two weekends. The holding area in which juvenile detainees awaiting...

Custos Rotulorum for St. Andrew and Director, Justice Reform Implementation Unit (JRIU), Hon. Donna Parchment-Brown.

10 years ago Justice

Justice Reform – A Process Of Major Transformation

Process, people, and technology are the targets of the reform process currently being undertaken within the justice sector islandwide. Justice Minister, Senator the Mark Golding, tells JIS News that “a modern justice system which facilitates the rule of law, social and economic stability, trust, and confidence, requires substantial investment of ideas, action, and resources.” As such, the Justice Reform Implementation...

Leader of the Opposition, Mark Golding, MP

10 years ago Justice

Three More Court Of Appeal Judges to Be Appointed

The Ministry of Justice is to add three more judges to the cohort serving the Court of Appeal, which will move the number of judges to 10. This will increase from two to three, the panel of judges that sit and hear appeals. Portfolio Minister, Senator the Hon. Mark Golding, made the disclosure at a contract signing ceremony for the...

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Justice Dennis Morrison to Act as Court Of Appeal President

Appeal Court Judge, Hon. Justice Dennis Morrison, was today (August 24) sworn in to act as President of the Court of Appeal, during a ceremony at King’s House. His appointment follows the retirement of former President of the Court of Appeal, Hon. Justice Seymour Panton. Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, who presided over the ceremony, said...

Minister of Justice, Senator the Hon. Mark Golding (third left), along with Managing Director, Keith Ryan & Company Limited, Richard Josephs (second right) sign a contract for the procurement and implementation of a high density filing system for the Supreme Court, Public North Building. The contract was signed during a brief ceremony held at the Ministry’s Oxford Road office today, August 20. Looking on (from left) are: Director, Research, Corporate Planning and Evaluation, Ministry of Justice, Cecil Johnson; Permanent Secretary, Carol Palmer; and Building Project Consultant in the Ministry, Vivian Gordon..

10 years ago Justice

High Density Filing System for Supreme Court Registry

A high density filing system is to be established at the Supreme Court’s Registry located in the new Public North building, downtown Kingston. Minister of Justice, Senator the Hon. Mark Golding and Managing Director, Keith Ryan & Company Limited, Richard Josephs, signed the $48 million contract for the procurement and implementation of the system, during a brief ceremony today (Aug. 20), at...