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Acting Public Defender, Matondo Mukulu makes presentation about the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that his office will sign with the Independent Commission of Investigations (INDECOM), at a Jamaica Information Service Think Tank held Tuesday, May 27 at the Agency’s Head Office in Kingston.
Acting Public Defender, Matondo Mukulu makes presentation about the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that his office will sign with the Independent Commission of Investigations (INDECOM), at a Jamaica Information Service Think Tank held Tuesday, May 27 at the Agency’s Head Office in Kingston.

Public Consultation on National Disabilities Bill Tomorrow

The Office of the Public Defender (OPD) is inviting members of the public to attend consultation sessions across the island to discuss the National Disabilities Bill recently tabled in Parliament. The sessions will begin in Kingston at the Jamaica Bar...
Justice Minister, Senator the Hon. Mark Golding (left); and Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Justice, Carol Palmer (right), engage Chief Justice, Hon. Justice Zaila McCalla, in discussion during the Justice Reform Implementation Unit’s (JRIU) first Criminal Case Management (CCM) stakeholders’ consultation at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel, New Kingston, on May 27.
Justice Minister, Senator the Hon. Mark Golding (left); and Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Justice, Carol Palmer (right), engage Chief Justice, Hon. Justice Zaila McCalla, in discussion during the Justice Reform Implementation Unit’s (JRIU) first Criminal Case Management (CCM) stakeholders’ consultation at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel, New Kingston, on May 27.

Justice Reform Unit Staging Criminal Case Management Consultations
Acting Public Defender, Matondo Mukulu makes presentation about the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that his office will sign with the Independent Commission of Investigations (INDECOM), at a Jamaica Information Service Think Tank held Tuesday, May 27 at the Agency’s Head Office in Kingston.
Acting Public Defender, Matondo Mukulu makes presentation about the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that his office will sign with the Independent Commission of Investigations (INDECOM), at a Jamaica Information Service Think Tank held Tuesday, May 27 at the Agency’s Head Office in Kingston.

Public Defender Reports Significant Reduction in Unresolved Legacy Cases
Acting Public Defender, Matondo Mukulu makes presentation about the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that his office will sign with the Independent Commission of Investigations (INDECOM), at a Jamaica Information Service Think Tank held Tuesday, May 27 at the Agency’s Head Office in Kingston.
Acting Public Defender, Matondo Mukulu makes presentation about the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that his office will sign with the Independent Commission of Investigations (INDECOM), at a Jamaica Information Service Think Tank held Tuesday, May 27 at the Agency’s Head Office in Kingston.

INDECOM and Office of the Public Defender to Sign MOU
Chairman of the National Task Force Against Trafficking in Persons (NATFATIP), Carol Palmer (right), addresses students, parents and teachers at a human trafficking seminar at Melrose Infant, Primary and Junior High School, on May 16. Principal of the school, Jennifer Lee (second right), looks on approvingly, as she listens keenly to the message being disseminated to her students.
Chairman of the National Task Force Against Trafficking in Persons (NATFATIP), Carol Palmer (right), addresses students, parents and teachers at a human trafficking seminar at Melrose Infant, Primary and Junior High School, on May 16. Principal of the school, Jennifer Lee (second right), looks on approvingly, as she listens keenly to the message being disseminated to her students.

Students Urged To Be Wary Of Traffickers

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Office of the Public Defender to Host Outreach Activities

The Office of the Public Defender (OPD) will be embarking on an outreach programme geared at increasing its visibility and accessibility, particularly to persons outside of the Corporate Area. Outreach activities will begin in Clarendon at the St. Gabriel’s Anglican Church, May Pen, on Thursday, May 29. The sessions will move to the St. Matthews Anglican Church in Santa Cruz, St....
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Justice

More Jamaicans for Jury Pool

More Jamaicans are expected to be drafted into the jury pool, once the Jury system is reformed. Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer, said Cabinet has approved the reform of the Jury system. “Drafting instructions have been issued to the Chief Parliamentary Counsel for the preparation of the required legislation,” Minister Falconer told today’s (May 28) Jamaica House Media...
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Tight Budget is Necessary – Senator Golding

Minister of Justice, Senator the Hon. Mark Golding, says the tight 2014/15 budget is necessary “if Jamaica is to continue to trod its way along the long road to debt sustainability.” “This is also absolutely essential if we are to build an economy and a society that can provide the hopes and aspirations that our people desire and deserve,” Senator...
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Executive Director of the Legal Aid Clinic (LAC), Hugh Faulkner, is encouraging citizens to utilise the services of the Mobile Justice Unit
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Legal Aid Council Helping to Protect the Rights of Children

Matters involving minors, which come to the attention of the Legal Aid Council, (LAC) are given priority as the Council endeavours to protect children’s rights to legal representation. Executive Director of the LAC, Hugh Faulkner, who gave this assurance, pointed out that children are placed in a special category of clients that his office deals with. Mr. Faulkner explained that...
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Health & WellnessJustice

Human Rights of Most Marginalised Must Be Protected – PM

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, says special provisions must be made, where necessary, to protect the welfare of persons who are among the most marginalised and disadvantaged. She underscored this point in a speech delivered by Justice Minister, Senator the Hon. Mark Golding, during Wednesday’s (April 9) opening ceremony for the three-day Caribbean Consultation on Justice for...
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Jamaica Must Eliminate HIV/AIDS Stigma – PM

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, says efforts to eliminate the discrimination and stigma associated with HIV/AIDS will only yield success when those most in need of medical care, support, and treatment, can access these without fear of victimization and ridicule. She emphasised this point in a speech delivered by Justice Minister, Senator the Hon. Mark Golding, during...
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JSAT Project Gets $24.9 Million

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...
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