The Legal Aid Council (LAC) is taking steps to equip police stations with updated lists of Duty Counsels. A Duty Counsel is an attorney appointed to provide legal representation for individuals detained in police stations or lockups. “We want lawyers to be readily available to go to the police station and we want the police officers to have this list,...

Hon. Mr. Justice Winston Anderson has expressed his commitment to leading the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) with integrity as its fourth President, noting that he will rely on the strength and support of his colleagues throughout his tenure. This, even as he acknowledged beginning to feel the weight of the responsibility that comes with leading the region’s highest judicial...

Prime Minister of Belize, Hon. John Briceno, has lauded the appointment of the Hon. Mr. Justice Winston Anderson, a Jamaican, as President of the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ), describing him as “a jurist whose professional career highlights him as one who has always pushed the envelope”. Speaking at the swearing-in ceremony held on Sunday (July 6) at the Jewel...

The Senate, on Friday (June 27), passed amendments to the Praedial Larceny (Prevention) Act, aimed at combatting the theft of agricultural produce, livestock and fish. Piloting the Bill, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, said agriculture and aquaculture are entering a new era of productivity, production and national development. “Through our new FACE...

More than 600 young musicians from across Jamaica will converge at the Montego Bay Sports Complex in Catherine Hall, St. James, on Sunday, July 6, for the annual Marching Band Explosion. These youngsters are part of 11 of Jamaica’s top marching bands that will be participating in the major national showcase, organised by the Lay Magistrates Association of Jamaica (LMAJ),...

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, has informed that amendments to the Corrections Act are almost complete, and that the new Corrections Policy is now approved by Cabinet. Senator Johnson Smith made the remarks while opening debate on the Offences Against the Person (Amendment) Bill, the Criminal Justice (Administration) (Amendment) Bill and the...

Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck, has hailed Justices of the Peace (JPs) for their invaluable contribution to Jamaica’s justice system. Speaking at a JP sensitisation session at the Iberostar Hotel in Lilliput, St. James, on Wednesday (June 18), the Minister said that “Justice of the Peace volunteers are the backbone of our community justice framework”. "They put service above...