Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, said that all resources necessary will be deployed to bring to justice the perpetrator(s) involved in the killing of 31-year-old Kemisha Wright and her four children in Chapelton, Clarendon, on Tuesday (June 21). The children are Kimana Smith (age 15), Shemari Smith (age 10), Kafana Smith (age 5), and Kishaun Henry (23 months...

Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck, is encouraging Jamaicans to break the culture of silence and speak out against wrongs. “Jamaicans, if we are going to solve the problems of indiscipline, lawlessness, corruption, criminality and all the problems that plague this country, every single Jamaican must take a stand and speak up,” he said, at the National Public Education Day...

The National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) has much to be proud of as it celebrates its 20th anniversary. “Through these years, we have had quite a bit of success and we cannot hide from the challenges we have. However, when we look back at a number of our successes, when the history of the NSWMA is written, I believe...

Jamaicans are being encouraged to take advantage of the free services offered by the Legal Aid Council (LAC). The Legal Aid Council provides legal help in criminal matters to persons of small or moderate means. Executive Director of the LAC, Dian Watson, told JIS News that persons can look out for the Mobile Justice Units to access services. “The Units...

The Legal Aid Council (LAC) is inviting Jamaicans to come out and access its services through Mobile Justice Unit visits across the island, during June. In 2017, the Ministry of Justice, through the LAC, launched the Mobile Justice Unit initiative, which is intended to improve legal representation for vulnerable persons in marginalised and deep rural communities. Executive Director of the...

Over 3,000 participants, including teachers, students and parents are benefiting from conflict resolution sessions sponsored by the Ministry of Education and Youth, and the Ministry of Justice. According to Coordinator for the National Restorative Justice Programme Andriene Lindsay, 3,120 persons are involved in the programme from 78 high schools and 26 primary schools. This was made possible through a recent...

Newly installed Custos Rotulorum for St. Andrew, Hon. Ian Forbes, is giving assurance that a zero-tolerance approach will be taken toward Justices of the Peace (JPs) who are found to be in breach of the regulations and responsibilities of the office. “I can assure that they will be held accountable for their actions,” he emphasised, while speaking at his installation...