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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

The need to protect the nation’s children has once again been emphasised by Chief Justice, Hon. Zaila McCalla. Addressing the regular weekly meeting of the all-female Kiwanis Club of Providence, at the Wexford Hotel in Montego Bay, on August 12, Mrs. McCalla said failure to protect the children will result in failure to protect the nation. “We must all continue...