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Minister of Justice, Senator the Hon. Mark Golding (right), cuts the ribbon to officially open office facilities for the Montego Bay Legal Aid Clinic, the Supreme Court Western Regional Registry, and the Western offices of the Administrator General’s Department, located at 42B Union Street, Montego Bay. Observing the proceeding (from left) are: Administrator General, Lona Brown; Executive Director of the Legal Aid Council, Hugh Falconer; and Chief Justice, Hon. Zaila McCalla. The opening of the offices took place on Tuesday, July 7.
Minister of Justice, Senator the Hon. Mark Golding (right), cuts the ribbon to officially open office facilities for the Montego Bay Legal Aid Clinic, the Supreme Court Western Regional Registry, and the Western offices of the Administrator General’s Department, located at 42B Union Street, Montego Bay. Observing the proceeding (from left) are: Administrator General, Lona Brown; Executive Director of the Legal Aid Council, Hugh Falconer; and Chief Justice, Hon. Zaila McCalla. The opening of the offices took place on Tuesday, July 7.

Justice Ministry Opens Offices in Montego Bay to Provide Critical Legal Services

Citizens in the western end of the island will no longer have to travel to Kingston to access key justice-related services. Minister of Justice, Senator the Hon. Mark Golding, on Tuesday (July 7), officially opened offices at 42B Union Street...
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, emphasises a point shortly before the historic vote on the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) Bills in the House of Representatives on May 12. The members voted 42 to 21 in favour of the CCJ replacing the United Kingdom-based Privy Council as Jamaica’s final appellate court. At left is Minister of Finance and Planning, Dr. The Hon. Peter Phillips.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, emphasises a point shortly before the historic vote on the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) Bills in the House of Representatives on May 12. The members voted 42 to 21 in favour of the CCJ replacing the United Kingdom-based Privy Council as Jamaica’s final appellate court. At left is Minister of Finance and Planning, Dr. The Hon. Peter Phillips.

CCJ Will Ensure Access to Justice for Jamaicans
Director of the Justice Implementation Unit in the Ministry of Justice, and Custos of St. Andrew, Hon. Donna Parchment Brown (right), discusses the programme for the town hall meeting on the Dangerous Drug Act, with Senior Director for Criminal and Civil Justice Administration in the Ministry, Kathlene Arnold (left), and Legal Officer in the Ministry, Jamila Simms. The town hall meeting was held on Wednesday (June 17), at the St. Luke’s Anglican Church in St. Andrew.
Director of the Justice Implementation Unit in the Ministry of Justice, and Custos of St. Andrew, Hon. Donna Parchment Brown (right), discusses the programme for the town hall meeting on the Dangerous Drug Act, with Senior Director for Criminal and Civil Justice Administration in the Ministry, Kathlene Arnold (left), and Legal Officer in the Ministry, Jamila Simms. The town hall meeting was held on Wednesday (June 17), at the St. Luke’s Anglican Church in St. Andrew.

Public Campaign to Discourage Irresponsible Ganja Smoking
Minister of Justice, Senator the Hon. Mark Golding (left), emphasises a point during discussion with Chairman of the Ganja Growers Association, Orville Silvera, at a town hall meeting on the Dangerous Drug Act, held on Wednesday (June 17), at the St. Luke’s Anglican Church in St. Andrew.
Minister of Justice, Senator the Hon. Mark Golding (left), emphasises a point during discussion with Chairman of the Ganja Growers Association, Orville Silvera, at a town hall meeting on the Dangerous Drug Act, held on Wednesday (June 17), at the St. Luke’s Anglican Church in St. Andrew.

Ticketing Small Quantities of Ganja to Reduce Clogging of Courts
Minister of Justice, Senator the Hon. Mark Golding, addressing yesterday
Minister of Justice, Senator the Hon. Mark Golding, addressing yesterday's (May 29) sitting of the Senate at Gordon House

Ganja Law Will Require Discretion and Judgement of Police – Justice Minister

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Jamaicans Encouraged to Check GLC’s Website for Attorneys of Good Standing

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the General Legal Council (GLC), Ian Jackson, is encouraging Jamaicans to utilize the Council’s website to check for practising attorneys who are in good standing. “The website is encumbered with the necessary information. Persons may go to a section on the website titled ‘Practising Attorneys’ to see the attorneys who are in good standing. All...
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CCJ Bills Tabled in The Senate

Three Bills, which seek to make the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) Jamaica’s final appellate Court, by replacing the Privy Council of the United Kingdom, were tabled in the Upper House on Friday (May 22). The Caribbean Court of Justice Act, the Constitution (Amendment) (Caribbean Court of Justice) Act, and the Judicature (Appellate Jurisdiction) (Amendment) Act, 2012, were tabled by...
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Gov’t To Set Up New Entity To Hear Tax Appeals

Minister of Justice, Senator the Hon. Mark Golding, says the appeals process to be carried out by a new entity to be established by the Government, will be a “win-win” undertaking for taxpayers. “It is an administrative procedure which many taxpayers benefit from already, and will continue to use,” Senator Golding said, as he closed the debate on the Revenue...
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Minister of Justice, Senator the Hon. Mark Golding (standing) addresses the Senate today (May 22). Pictured beside the Minister (from right) are: Leader of Government Business in the Senate, Hon. A.J. Nicholson; and Senator K.D. Knight. Other Government Senators (in the back row, from left) are: Wensworth Skeffery; Lambert Brown; and Dr. Angela Brown Burke.
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Govt Advances Plans to Establish National Human Rights Institute

Officers within the public sector are to commence human rights training in June, as the Government advances plans to establish a National Human Rights Institute for Jamaica. The training, which will begin with judicial officers, is targeting all public sector professionals, whose work involve aspects of human rights. The Government has been working on establishing the Institute since May 2014...
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Minister of Justice and Government Senator, Hon. Mark Golding.
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Minister of Justice Expresses Sadness at the Passing of Justice Boyd Carey

The Minister of Justice, Senator the Hon. Mark Golding on behalf of the Ministry and the Government of Jamaica, expresses sadness at the passing of Justice Boyd Carey, and extends condolences to his family, friends and loved ones. The Ministry expresses special condolences to his daughter Ruth, who served the Ministry for several years, most recently as Director of the...
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Minister of Justice, Senator the Hon. Mark Golding, addressing a large group of citizens in Orange Hill, Westmoreland, on May 8, during a sensitisation session for farmers and hoteliers on the new legislation on marijuana. Also at the meeting were Minister of National Security, Hon. Peter Bunting (centre) and Minister of Tourism, Hon. Dr. Wykeham McNeill.
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Justice Minister Urges Citizens to Respect the Police

Minister of Justice, Senator the Hon. Mark Golding, has called on citizens to respect the Police, particularly in relation to the recent amendments to the Dangerous Drugs Act, which have introduced several important changes in respect to ganja. “As Government, we are not encouraging anybody to smoke ganja, especially the youth at school. In fact, we are coming up with...
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