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Minister of Justice the Hon. Delroy Chuck, speaking at the National Service of Thanksgiving which signalled the official start of Restorative Justice Week 2022. The service was held at the Boulevard Baptist Church in Kingston on Sunday (January 30).

Justice Ministry To Roll Out More Virtual Services In Courts

The Justice Ministry is looking to roll out more virtual services in the administration of justice across the island, as more Courts now have broadband connectivity. Speaking during the sitting of the Standing Finance Committee on Thursday (March 3), Portfolio...

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, addresses the Jamaica Constabulary Force’s (JCF) Strategic Planning and Management Retreat at the Royalton Negril Hotel and Spa on Saturday (February 19).

Dr. Chang Encourages Senior Police Officers to Formulate New Crime Fighting Strategies

Chairman of the Crime Monitoring Oversight Committee (CMOC), Lloyd Distant, addresses a recent JIS Think Tank.

CMOC To Increase Awareness About National Crime Consensus

Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, delivers the Throne Speech during the 2022/23 Ceremonial Opening of Parliament, at Gordon House, on Thursday (February 10), under the theme ‘Building Our Jamaica: Peace, Opportunity and Prosperity’.

Mediation Instead Of Litigation To Resolve Disputes

Restorative Justice Coordinator, Andriene Lindsay.

Pembroke Hall Residents To Be Sensitised About Restorative Justice

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Project To Enhance JCF’s Investigative Capabilities Gets $1 Billion

The Ministry of National Security will be spending approximately $1 billion on initiatives aimed at equipping the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) to improve its investigative capabilities under the Security Strengthening Project. The allocation, details of which are outlined in the 2022/23 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House of Representatives, will be used to continue and complete implementation of the...

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Clarendon Parish Court to be Upgraded

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....

Newly appointed Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security, Hon. Zavia Mayne.

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State Minister Proposes Educating Jamaica’s Youth On Restorative Justice

Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security, Hon. Zavia Mayne, is proposing that the tenets of restorative justice be taught to Jamaica’s youth in order to promote peaceful conflict resolution and prevent the occurrence of more serious crimes. He made the suggestion against the background of data which he said shows that the average age of persons in...

Custos Rotulorum for Kingston, Hon. Steadman Fuller (second right), is greeted by Pastor of the Hagley Park Seventh Day Adventist Church in Kingston, Rev. Omar Oliphant, during the Ministry of Justice’s Restorative Justice Week 2022 closing church service on Saturday (February 5). The service culminated activities marking the Week under the theme – ‘Crime Prevention through Restorative Justice is Everybody’s Business’. Others (from left) are Custos Rotulorum for St. Catherine, Hon. Icylin Golding; National Restorative Justice Programme Coordinator, Andriene Lindsay; and the Justice Ministry’s Acting Chief Technical Director, Charmaine Creary-Beckford

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PHOTOS: Ministry of Justice Restorative Justice Week Closing Church Service

Custos Rotulorum for Kingston, Hon. Steadman Fuller (second right), is greeted by Pastor of the Hagley Park Seventh Day Adventist Church in Kingston, Rev. Omar Oliphant, during the Ministry of Justice’s Restorative Justice Week 2022 closing church service on Saturday (February 5). The service culminated activities marking the Week under the theme – ‘Crime Prevention through Restorative Justice is Everybody’s...

Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck (third right) and Minister of Finance and the Public Service and Member of Parliament for North West St. Andrew, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke (fourth left), cut the ribbon to symbolise the official opening of the Pembroke Hall Restorative Justice Centre on February 1. Others assisting in the ribbon-cutting exercise (from left) are Head of Development and Politics at the British High Commission, Oliver Blake; Canadian High Commissioner to Jamaica, Her Excellency Emina Tudakovic; Restorative Justice Coordinator, Andrine Lindsay; Head of the European Union (EU) Delegation to Jamaica, Ambassador Marianne Van Steen; and Acting Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Justice, Grace Ann Stewart McFarlane.

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Increased Focus On Alternative Dispute Resolution

The Ministry of Justice is placing increased focus on alternative dispute resolution (ADR) methods, such as restorative justice and meditation, as tools for Jamaicans to settle their disagreements in a peaceful manner, and to reduce the number of cases being placed before the courts. “It will be the major focus… the need for it is great,” said portfolio Minister, Hon....

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Restorative Justice Centres To Help Reduce Court Cases Quickly

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...

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of National Security (MNS) Courtney Williams (center, seated), with a platoon of correctional officer recruits alongside staff of Carl Rattray Staff College in Runaway Bay, St Ann, during the Passing Out Parade of the 80th Intake of Correctional Officers at the institution on Friday (January 28).

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107 New Correctional Officers Ready to Take Up Duties

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...