Seven hundred members of Jamaica’s criminal justice system are being targeted for participation in an islandwide series of social justice and gender sensitivity training workshops, designed to improve access to justice for vulnerable communities. The workshops, which were launched during a ceremony at the Courtyard by Marriott Hotel in Kingston on Wednesday (August 20), will engage key stakeholders, including police...

The police are reminding individuals selling livestock, particularly cattle, to ensure that they are tagged under the National Animal Identification and Traceability System (NAITS). Designed to combat praedial larceny, the NAITS incorporates information on an animal’s identity, ownership, geographical location and movement activity. It involves tagging animals with unique identifiers and issuing a passport, which enables farmers to properly track...

Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), Paula Llewellyn, has urged educators to help change the growing culture of little regard for work ethics, by discussing the issue with students. The DPP said the attitude is exhibited by many who are referred to as Gen Zs, or Generation Z, who have become “so exact” that it is backward to work beyond 4:30...

Stakeholders have welcomed the recent launch of the Jamaica Legal Information Portal (JLIP). The platform is intended to improve public access to Jamaica’s laws, educate the public about all aspects of legal information and provide a facility for them to express views on and query the status of any law. Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck, highlighted that it is...

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of National Security and Chairperson of the National Taskforce Against Trafficking in Persons (NATFATIP), Ambassador Alison Stone Roofe, says Jamaica continues to make important strides in the fight against human trafficking. “We have secured 16 convictions, rescued over 130 victims, established safe spaces for children, and we've established an office for independent oversight through the...

The Ministry of Justice is seeking to ensure that mentally disordered persons receive quality legal representation and that inclusivity is achieved across the sector. To support that effort, the Legal Aid Council (LAC) hosted a Capacity-building Training for Empanelled Lawyers representing Mentally Disordered Defendants, on Wednesday (July 30), at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston. In his address, Justice...

Director of the Justice Ministry’s Victim Services Branch (VSB), Dionne Dawn Binns, says child-friendly spaces are providing an environment to help children who are victims of crime feel safe. “These spaces are designed to help the children feel calm and comfortable while they’re interacting with their counsellor, their social worker, whomever it may be,” Ms. Binns told JIS News. She...