There continues to be a steady reduction in the backlog of cases before the parish courts, with most cases now being completed within 12 months. Currently, fewer than five per cent of active criminal cases in the parish court jurisdiction are in a state of backlog, meaning that they have been in the court system for more than two years...

The Government has invested more than $720 million in technology and improved infrastructure in the justice sector, says Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck. Making his contribution to the 2022/2023 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on May 4, the Minister said several facilities across the island are safer and “more comfortable” from the funds spent over the last...

The Ministry of Education and Youth is partnering with the Ministry of Justice to use restorative justice practices in the school system. Speaking at the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the two Ministries, at the Ministry of Education and Youth, in Kingston, on May 3, Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck, said the system has been used...

The Court Administration Division (CAD) is appealing to Jamaicans to play their part in the administration of justice by showing up for jury duty. Reports from the CAD indicate low juror turnout, specifically in the parishes of Kingston & St. Andrew, St. James, Clarendon and St. Catherine, which have resumed jury trials. Jurors are selected from all parishes and the...

Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck, has urged the 48 newly minted Justices of the Peace (JPs) for the parish of St. James to exemplify what is “good and right with Jamaica” as they work to influence change across the parish. Speaking at the commissioning ceremony for the new cohort of JPs at the Montego Bay Convention Centre, Rose Hall,...

Justices of the Peace (JPs) have been charged to get organised and work to improve communities, so that safety and justice can be secured for everyone. Making the call at the launch of the St. Catherine Justice of the Peace Association, at the Family of God Seventh-day Adventist Church in Spanish Town on April 9, Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy...

The Ministry of Justice will be ramping up its Child Diversion programme in schools, as it seeks to implement increased use of alternative dispute resolution (ADR) methods in these institutions. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Delroy Chuck, made the disclosure during the official opening of the Greenwich Town Restorative Justice Centre, at the Greenwich Town Resource Centre, St. Andrew, on Friday (April...