A total of $24.9 million has been allocated to the Justice, Security, Accountability, and Transparency (JSAT) Project in the 2014/15 Estimates of Expenditure, currently being reviewed by Parliament’s Standing Finance Committee. The project seeks to improve the standard of living and quality of life of Jamaican citizens by strengthening governance and oversight, with particular regard to the functioning of the...

A sum of $100 million has been allocated for initiatives under the Justice Undertakings for Social Transformation (JUST) programme. The amount is provided in the 2014/15 Estimates of Expenditure, currently being reviewed by Parliament’s Standing Finance Committee. The project aims to provide improved service delivery and management capacity of justice sector institutions; improve the capacity of ministries, departments, and agencies...

The Government is taking action to improve and construct courthouses in sections of the island. In this regard, $345 million has been earmarked in the 2014/15 Estimates of Expenditure, currently being reviewed by the Standing Finance Committee of the House, to execute the project. Major components of the project include: creation of the Justice Square judicial complex; establishment of Regional...

Court facilities at the Hagley Park Road complex in Kingston are slated to be upgraded by year end, at a cost of $100 million. As outlined in the 2014/15 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House of Representatives, the project seeks to provide court facilities that are conducive to the delivery of the services being provided by the Ministry of...

The Court Management Services (CMS) will be replaced by the Court Administrative Division (CAD) as the independent body responsible for providing efficient and effective administrative and management services to Jamaican courts. Outlining the details of the new system in the Upper House on March 14, Minister of Justice, Senator the Hon. Mark Golding, said the model has been approved by...

The Criminal Justice (Suppression of Criminal Organisations) Bill, popularly called the ‘anti-gang’ legislation, was passed in the Senate, on (March 7), with three amendments. The law makes provision for the disruption and suppression of criminal organisations and outlines offences, in order to restore a sense of security in the Jamaican society and strengthen the capacity of law enforcement agencies to...

Debate on the Criminal Justice (Suppression of Criminal Organisations) Bill, popularly called the ‘anti-gang’ legislation, began in the Senate on February 28. The Bill makes provision for the disruption and suppression of criminal organisations and outlines offences, in order to restore a sense of security in the Jamaican society and strengthen the capacity of law enforcement agencies to deal with...

Justice Minister, Senator the Hon. Mark Golding, says the Government remains committed to eliminating the scourge of human trafficking. He gave this assurance while addressing the four-day Trafficking in Persons training seminar, organized by National Task Force Against Trafficking in Persons (NTFATIP), being held at the Sunset Jamaica Grande Hotel in Ocho Rios, St. Ann. Noting that the task of...