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Justice Minister, Hon. Delroy Chuck, makes his contribution to the 2022/23 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on May 4.

Continued Reduction In Parish Court Case Backlog

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...

Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck, makes his contribution to the 2022/2023 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on May 4.

More Than $720 Million Invested In Technology And Improved Infrastructure In Justice Sector

Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck (seated, left), and Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (right), sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the two Ministries, to establish restorative justice practices in the school system, at the Ministry of Education and Youth, in Kingston, on May 3. Observing (from left) are Director for Safety and Security in Schools, Richard Troupe; Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Justice, Grace Ann Stewart McFarlane; Acting Chief Education Officer, Dr. Kasan Troupe, and Coordinator for the National Restorative Justice Programme, Andriene Lindsay.

Ministries Sign Restorative Justice MOU

Acting Director of Client Services, Communication and Information at the CAD, Kadiesh Fletcher.

Jamaicans Selected As Jurors Have A Duty To Show Up

Custos of St. James, Bishop the Hon Conrad Pitkin (background), instructs the newly appointed Justices of the Peace for St. James as they take the Oath of Office during their commissioning ceremony, which was held at the Montego Bay Convention Centre, Rose Hall, in the parish on Thursday (April 21).

New JPs Charged To Exemplify What Is Good

Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck, addresses 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.

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Justice Minister Calls On JPs To Work Together For Good Of Communities

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...

Justice Minister, Hon. Delroy Chuck, displays a flyer for the Ministry’s Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) programme. He was addressing the opening of the Greenwich Town Restorative Justice Centre, on Friday (April 8), at the Greenwich Town Resource Centre, St. Andrew, on Friday (April 8).

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Justice Ministry To Ramp Up Child Diversion Programme In Schools

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...

Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck, addresses the Ministry’s Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Services Public Education Campaign session, which was held at the Manning’s School in Savanna-la-Mar, Westmoreland on Friday (April 1).

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Citizens Encouraged to Provide Information on Criminals

Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck, is encouraging well thinking Jamaicans to provide the security forces with information about persons who engage in criminal activities. “If Jamaica is to move forward, every single decent individual who sees corruption, indiscipline, crime, gunmen, [and] scammers must have the courage, be brave, be a good Jamaican citizen to expose the lawless and the...

Past President of the Jamaica Association of Professionals in Nutrition and Dietetics (JAPINAD), Nutritionist, Dr. Vanessa White-Barrow, addressing a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank, at the Agency’s Regional Office in Montego Bay, St. James on Wednesday (March 23).

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JAPINAD Wants More Advocacy For FOPL

The Jamaica Association for Professionals in Nutrition and Dietetics (JAPINAD) is calling for greater advocacy around the need for Front-of-Package Labelling (FOPL), to help safeguard against Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs). According to the Ministry of Health and Wellness, NCDs which include cardiovascular diseases, cancers and diabetes, have emerged as the leading cause of death in Jamaica over the past 30 years....

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$100M To Fund Alternative Dispute Resolution Campaign

The Ministry of Justice will be rolling out an island wide public education campaign focusing on the use of alternative dispute resolution (ADR) methods to settle conflicts peacefully. The ADR public education campaign was launched Friday (March 25) at the Ministry of Justice’s headquarters in St. Andrew. Through the campaign, representatives from the ministry and the various ADR entities, will...

Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck, addressing the launch of the Ministry’s alternative dispute resolution (ADR) services public education campaign at the Ministry’s headquarters in St. Andrew on March 25.

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Alternative Dispute Resolution Will Reduce Cases Before The Courts – Minister Chuck

Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck, says that the increased use of alternative dispute resolution (ADR) methods will resolve conflicts more peacefully and assist in reducing the number of cases that come before the courts. “The courts are clogged with cases, which could be dealt with by ADR. That, therefore, is the mission of the Ministry of Justice – to...

Director of the Meteorological Service Division (Met Service), Evan Thompson, addresses a JIS Think Tank on March 21.

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Project To Enhance Weather Communication In Jamaica

The capacity of the Meteorological Service Division (Met Service) to forecast and convey weather information to the public is being strengthened under a project being undertaken through international partnership. Providing details at a JIS Think Tank on Monday (March 21), Director of the Met Service, Evan Thompson, said that the Building Resilience through Climate Adaptation Technologies (BReTCAT) project will bring...