The Lay Magistrates Association of Jamaica (LMAJ) St. James Chapter is gearing up to host its largest marching band competition, to date. About 11 groups from across the island are set to converge at the Catherine Hall Multipurpose Complex in Montego Bay on Sunday, July 6, for the Association’s annual Marching Band Explosion. Scheduled to begin at 4:00 p.m., this...

Justice Minister, Hon. Delroy Chuck, is encouraging all Jamaicans to use mediation as a dispute-resolution tool. “We implore Jamaicans to use mediation in their families, among their friends and coworkers, and even with strangers, where conflicts may arise. Mediation is a conflict-resolution tool, whereby disputing parties will discuss their grouses in the presence of a certified mediator, who acts as...

Since 2016, the Ministry of Justice has invested more than $3.7 billion to roll out alternative justice services for all Jamaicans. These include Restorative Justice, Child Diversion and Victim Services, which are facilitated through the recently formed Social Justice Division. “Last year, the Division spent more than $975 million to execute its events and programmes, which are geared at reducing...

With a case backlog of less than two per cent, Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck, says that the parish courts are officially backlog-free. The Minister made the announcement while providing an update on the progress being made in reducing backlogs in the country’s court system, during his contribution to the 2025/2026 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on...

During the 2024/2025 fiscal period, more than 29,000 Jamaicans were sensitised about restorative justice (RJ). Additionally, over 1,900 case conferences were completed resulting in the signing of more than 1,500 agreements. Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck, made the disclosure during his contribution to the 2025/26 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (June 3). Mr. Chuck said...

Since 2017, the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) has disposed of more than 15,000 cases as part of a sustained focus on fairness and impartiality for all Jamaicans. Justice Minister, Hon. Delroy Chuck, made the disclosure during his 2025/26 Sectoral Debate presentation in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (June 3). He further informed that since 2020,...

Since 2023, the Justice Training Institute (JTI) has graduated more than 1,900 Justices of the Peace (JPs), in preparation for meeting the needs of the justice sector. Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck, made the disclosure during his contribution to the 2025/26 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (June 3). He also noted that for the period...