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Minister of Justice, Senator the Hon. Mark Golding, says every Jamaican must become involved in the work of the justice system, as this is essential in building a stable society. “Justice is central to the goal of building a cohesive and civilized society (and)… essential to the goal of investment, economic growth, and development,” he stated. Senator Golding was speaking...

Minister of Justice, Senator the Hon. Mark Golding, says the Government will ensure that the National Housing Trust (NHT) continues to grow and flourish in the interest of the Jamaican people. He was speaking in the Senate on Friday (March 8), as he successfully piloted the National Housing Trust (Special Provisions) Act 2013 through the Upper House.   The legislation...

The Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) will sit in Jamaica for the first time from Monday, March 4 to Friday, March 8, to hear evidence in the case of Shanique Myrie versus the state of Barbados. The sitting, which is open to the public, will be held at the Jamaica Conference Centre in downtown Kingston, from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00...

Minister of Justice, Senator the Hon. Mark Golding, says Jamaica has put forward several programmes and policies, which have significantly improved the human rights and justice landscape over the past 50 years. The strides include the right to a decent life, right to education, free speech and expression, liberty, freedom of movement and freedom from discrimination, as well as gender...

The residents of the volatile St. James community of Salt Spring will soon have another avenue through which to resolve conflict, as well as benefit form training in human development. The Jamaica Baptist Union on Thursday (Feb. 21) launched the Salt Spring Peace and Justice Centre for this purpose. The centre is located at the Salt Spring Baptist Church Hall....

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Justice, Carol Palmer, says the Government will be seeking the public's input in formulating the proposed Child Diversion Policy. "Very shortly, we will be coming to the public in a focused way to help us shape the Diversion Policy, as we seek to work with young people to prevent them getting criminal records and...

Justice Minister, Senator the Hon. Mark Golding, has announced that legislation aimed at strengthening the Government’s Restorative Justice Programme is expected to be piloted through the Houses of Parliament during the 2013/14 financial year. Speaking at the Ministry’s restorative justice workshop, hosted at the Grand Palladium Resort and Spa in Lucea, Hanover, on Saturday, February 16, Senator Golding said legislative...

Justice Minister, Senator the Hon. Mark Golding is confident that the Restorative Justice Programme will achieve significant progress and support in Jamaica. The Justice Minister, who was addressing the 4th International Restorative Justice Conference and Public Lecture at the Knutsford Court Hotel in New Kingston on Friday, February 8, said the programme, which is in its infancy, shows great promise....

A Bill to establish the Building Act to facilitate the adoption and efficient application of the National Building Code will be brought to both Houses of Parliament in the near future. This was disclosed by Minister of Justice, Senator the Hon. Mark Golding, during a sitting of the Senate on Friday, February 8. The Minister was contributing to the debate...

The Ministry of Justice will be partnering with the Ministry of Education to implement restorative practices within the education system. “We intend to partner with the (Education) Ministry to ensure that the option is available to our schools so that we can mitigate some of the challenges that our schools face in handling conflicts,” said Permanent Secretary in the Justice...

Minister of Justice, Senator the Hon. Mark Golding says finding alternative ways of resolving small disputes, using the restorative justice approach, can prevent needless altercations, while ensuring a more peaceful and harmonious society. “I think Jamaica needs an approach like (restorative justice) for dealing with some of the minor things that happen from day-to-day around us, because we have seen…where...

The fifth restorative justice centre established by the Government of Jamaica was opened on Monday, February 4, at the Trench Town Multipurpose Centre in St. Andrew. The facility is the first of three to be opened this week as part of activities to mark Restorative Justice Week 2013. The others will be opened in Russia, Westmoreland on February 5; and...