The Government is to spend $95 million to renovate and upgrade the Clarendon Parish Court. This is contained in the 2022/23 Estimates of Expenditure, which was tabled in the House of Representatives on February 10. The renovation of the Clarendon Parish Court will address the infrastructural inadequacies of the existing building, to satisfy the mandates and fulfil organisational strategic objectives....

Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck says the ministry will be working to ensure that court cases are dealt with quickly by coordinating with the Restorative Justice centres across the island. “Matters must be settled in a reasonable and timely manner because when they drag on for too long, people feel that the only alternative is to take it into...

The human resource capacity of the Department of Correctional Services (DCS) has been increased, with the graduation of 107 recruits from the Carl Rattray Staff College in Runaway Bay, St Ann, on Friday (January 28). The 97 men and 10 women who represented the 80th intake of correctional officers, underwent 12 weeks of training with emphasis on the acquisition of...

The Justice Ministry will observe Restorative Justice Week with several activities from Sunday (January 30) to Saturday (February 5). This year’s week of activities will be observed under the theme “Crime Prevention Through Restorative Justice, is Everybody’s Business.” Coordinator for the Restorative Justice Programme Andriene Lindsay, who was speaking in a recent interview with JIS News, says crime on a...

The Government continues to strengthen and modernise legislation to combat money laundering and terrorist financing. Members of the Senate on Friday (January 28) approved the Terrorism Prevention (Designated Reporting Entity) (Trust and Corporate Services Providers) Order, 2022. Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, who brought the Order before the Senate, said the designation...

Effective today (Monday, January 17, 2022), the Kingston & St. Andrew Family Court on Duke Street in downtown, Kingston is closed until further notice. The closure is due to COVID-19 cases among its staff. Director of Client Services, Communications and Information at the Court Administration Division (CAD) Mrs Kadiesh Fletcher said “During the closure, emergency matters will be heard at...

Chief Justice, Hon. Bryan Sykes, says the court system could be operating fully on the digital Judicial Case Management System (JCMS) by December this year, The platform is designed to facilitate jury selection management, case flow and scheduling, and transcript production. “All being well, that, now will lay the foundation for continued improvement [and] efficiency [of the system],” Mr. Sykes...