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MONTEGO BAY — Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck, says there are plans, by his Ministry, to grant Justices of the Peace (JPs) a ‘stipend’, to cover their expenses while serving in Lay Magistrate’s Courts and Community Justice Tribunals.        Addressing about 150 JPs in St. Ann on Tuesday (December 6), at a special meeting at the Sunset Jamaica Grande Resort...

KINGSTON — Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck, is calling on state agencies to carry out their functions with care for the public, as when they are negligent it costs the state to compensate those who suffer from misconduct. "It is absolutely important for our state agencies to recognise that when they fail to act professionally, there is someone who...

KINGSTON — Justice Minister, Hon. Delroy Chuck, is urging  Justices of the Peace (JPs) to be more pro-active in promoting and instilling good values within the society. The Minister said that JPs islandwide should go out and generate leadership in the various communities. Speaking  at a recent restorative  justice sensitisation forum at the Morant Bay  Parish Church in St. Thomas,...

KINGSTON — Justice Minister, Hon. Delroy Chuck, has urged Justices of the Peace (JPs) to participate in the Ministry's various training programmes, tailored towards enhancing dispute resolution skills and processes. Speaking at a recent restorative justice national stakeholders' sensitisation forum at the Morant Bay Parish Church in St. Thomas, Mr. Chuck said the training forms part of the series of...

KINGSTON — The Ministry of Justice is expediting the disposal of  most of the 9,000 previously filed, and new applications for probate and letters of administration, over the next four to six months. This has to do with the releasing of capital of the estate of deceased persons to their families. Explaining the need for this special arrangement at yesterday's...

KINGSTON — Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck, has urged Justices of the Peace (JPs) to visit the jails regularly and demand that they are kept in proper sanitary conditions, and that inmates are rightfully detained. Mr. Chuck, who was speaking at a Special Meeting with JPs in Toll Gate, Clarendon on Wednesday (October 19) at the Juici Patties office,...

KINGSTON — A mock-up of the new Arbitration Act has been completed and sent to various stakeholders for their comments and suggestions. The consultation is part of efforts by the Ministry of Justice to make changes to the law, which has not been updated since 1900. This was revealed by Chairman of the Dispute Resolution Foundation (DRF) John Bassie, at...

MONTEGO BAY — Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck, has expressed the view that if Jamaica is to recover and restore pride of place in the Caribbean and the world, citizens must become peace makers and ensure that 'justice is spread across all communities in Jamaica'. "The former Chief Justice once said that ‘there can be no peace without justice'...

KINGSTON — Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck, says that despite the problems with the court system, better use must be made of the island’s courts and the time spent in them. “We have to find a way to make optimum use of our courts - for the Judges, the lawyers, the prosecutors, the police, and especially for the litigants...

KINGSTON — Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck, is urging attorneys to assist their clients to settle matters out of court through mediation and arbitration. Mr. Chuck, who was addressing the 2011 graduating class of the Norman Manley Law School held on October 8 on the Mona campus of the University of the West Indies (UWI), said that lawyers often...

KINGSTON — Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck, has emphasised the need to eliminate preliminary enquiries prior to trials, as the information provided at enquiries is a duplication of statements given to the police. Mr. Chuck was advocating for passage of the Bill on the Committal Proceedings Act, 2011, on October 4 sitting of the House of Representatives at the...

KINGSTON — Debate on the Committal Proceedings Act, 2011, which seeks to abolish preliminary enquiries in Resident Magistrate's Courts, began on Tuesday September 20 in the House of Representatives. Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck, who piloted the Bill, noted that the legislation seeks to abolish preliminary examinations and to provide for committal proceedings. The move, he said, will improve...