The Child Diversion National Training Curriculum has transitioned to an e-learning platform that has, so far, delivered training to the Parish Committees in Manchester, Clarendon and St. Elizabeth. Child Diversion Consultant, Ruth Carey, told JIS News that training started at the end of last year and continued until March, but with the reality of COVID-19, the programme transitioned to the...

The Justice Training Institute (JTI) is working to restart its Court Reporting Programme, as part of efforts to fill the need for court reporters in the justice system. Director/Principal of the JTI, Karen Campbell Bascoe, told JIS News that the area requires persons to use their hands extensively, and as such, persons who are naturally good with their hands would...

The Justice Training Institute (JTI) is scheduled to resume face-to-face training sessions with students for the new academic year, in January. The decision to push back the start of face-to-face sessions forms part of COVID-19 preventative measures, as the Institute continues to prioritise the safety of its staff and students. Director/Principal of the JTI, Karen Campbell Bascoe, told JIS News...

The Judiciary of Jamaica wishes to advise the public that the Western Regional Registry of the Supreme Court will be closed on Friday, August 28, 2020. The closure is to facilitate deep cleaning of the building, which the Registry shares with other tenants, as a result of exposure to COVID-19. The exposure did not occur inside the Registry; however, as...

The Judiciary is advising the public that, effective today (August 27), sittings of night courts will end at 7pm in parishes outside of Kingston and St. Andrew, Clarendon, St.Thomas and St. Catherine until September 2. Acting Director of Client Services, Communication and Information, Court Administration Division (CAD), Kadiesh Fletcher, told JIS News that persons with matters slated for the Night...

The Legal Aid Council (LAC) has intensified sanitisation practices used during scheduled Mobile Justice Unit visits across the island. The Council provides legal consultation services to Jamaicans, and through its mobile justice units extends the reach of its work by providing access to persons in marginalised and deep-rural communities. Attorney at law with the Legal Aid Council, Mishka Anderson, told...

Sixteen Justices of the Peace (JPs) were honoured for outstanding service by the Lay Magistrates’ Association of Jamaica (LMAJ) on August 22, at their annual Golden Scale Awards Banquet, held at the Sea Garden Beach Resort, Montego Bay, St. James. The ceremony saw 13 parish awardees from the counties of Cornwall, Middlesex and Surrey, while three JPs were conferred with...