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Attorney General, Marlene Malahoo Forte, making her contribution to the 2019/20 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on June 25.
Attorney General, Marlene Malahoo Forte, making her contribution to the 2019/20 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on June 25.

Attorney General’s Chambers Clears Backlog of Accident Files

Attorney General, Marlene Malahoo Forte, says that the backlog of accident files within the Chambers has been cleared. She made the disclosure while contributing to the 2019/20 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on June 25. In December 2018,...
Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck (left), greets Representative of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), Mariko Kagoshima, at the Ministry’s Child Diversion Programme Stakeholders’ Sensitisation session on Friday (June 14), at the Courtyard by Marriott Hotel in New Kingston.
Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck (left), greets Representative of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), Mariko Kagoshima, at the Ministry’s Child Diversion Programme Stakeholders’ Sensitisation session on Friday (June 14), at the Courtyard by Marriott Hotel in New Kingston.

Initiatives Attached to Child Diversion Law Will Help to Reduce Gangs – Justice Minister
State Minister in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Alando Terrelonge, delivering the keynote address at the Department of Correctional Services’ (DCS) appreciation luncheon for teachers and instructors serving in the penal system, at the Terra Nova Hotel in St. Andrew on Wednesday (June 5).
State Minister in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Alando Terrelonge, delivering the keynote address at the Department of Correctional Services’ (DCS) appreciation luncheon for teachers and instructors serving in the penal system, at the Terra Nova Hotel in St. Andrew on Wednesday (June 5).

Society Urged to Give Former Inmates a Second Chance
Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck (second left), looks on as Court Statistician, Dr. Denarto Dennis (right), and Data Entry Clerk from the St. Ann Parish Court, Shanique Davis (seated), demonstrate the use of the Case Management Statistical System, which has been implemented at parish courts across the island. Observing are Head of Development Cooperation at the High Commission of Canada, Walter Bernyck; and former Chief Justice, Hon. Zaila McCalla. Occasion was the official launch of the metric system in the courts in 2017, at the Ministry of Justice.
Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck (second left), looks on as Court Statistician, Dr. Denarto Dennis (right), and Data Entry Clerk from the St. Ann Parish Court, Shanique Davis (seated), demonstrate the use of the Case Management Statistical System, which has been implemented at parish courts across the island. Observing are Head of Development Cooperation at the High Commission of Canada, Walter Bernyck; and former Chief Justice, Hon. Zaila McCalla. Occasion was the official launch of the metric system in the courts in 2017, at the Ministry of Justice.

Metric System Assisting the Courts
Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck, delivers the keynote address at the commissioning of 132 Justices of the Peace (JP) for the parish of Kingston, at a ceremony held on Sunday (June 2), at the Wolmer’s Boys’ School compound.
Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck, delivers the keynote address at the commissioning of 132 Justices of the Peace (JP) for the parish of Kingston, at a ceremony held on Sunday (June 2), at the Wolmer’s Boys’ School compound.

Neutralise Influence of Dons – Minister Chuck

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Minister of Justice, the Hon. Delroy Chuck, during his contribution to the 2019/20 Sectoral Debate, in the House of Representatives, on May 21
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Legal Aid Council Provides Help for 2,484 Cases

Legal assistance was provided for 2,484 cases in the Parish Courts during the 2018/2019 Fiscal Year by the Legal Aid Council. This represents a 17.3 per cent increase in Legal Aid Services in the Parish Courts from the previous Fiscal Year. This was disclosed by Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck, during his contribution to the 2019/20 Sectoral Debate in...
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Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck, speaks in the 2019/20 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on May 21. With Mr. Chuck (from left) are Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Fayval Williams; and Member of Parliament for East Portland, Ann Marie Vaz.
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1,046 Criminal Records Expunged in 2018/19

Some 1,046 criminal records were expunged from a total of 1,915 applications received during the 2018/19 fiscal year. This was disclosed by Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck, during his contribution to the 2019/20 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives, on May 21. “The Ministry of Justice continues to offer expungement services to persons who have made a sincere...
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Minister of Justice, the Hon. Delroy Chuck, during his contribution to the 2019/20 Sectoral Debate, in the House of Representatives, on May 21
JusticeSectoral Debate 2019/2020

Child Diversion Act to be Operationalised Soon

The Ministry of Justice is now in the process of implementing the administrative infrastructure so that the Child Diversion Act can be operationalised within a couple of weeks. This was disclosed by Portfolio Minister, Hon. Delroy Chuck, during his contribution to the 2019/20 Sectoral Debate, in the House of Representatives, on May 21. The Child Diversion Act 2018 was enacted...
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Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck, speaks in the 2019/20 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on May 21. With Mr. Chuck (from left) are Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Fayval Williams; and Member of Parliament for East Portland, Ann Marie Vaz.
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$1.3 Billion Spent to Construct, Rehabilitate and Refurbish 43 Justice Institutions

The Ministry of Justice spent $1.3 billion to construct, rehabilitate and refurbish 43 justice institutions, including several of the island’s courts, during the 2018/19 Fiscal Year. This was disclosed by Portfolio Minister, Hon. Delroy Chuck, as he made his contribution to the 2019/20 Sectoral debate in the House of Representatives on May 21. Major infrastructural works undertaken during the period...
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Executive Director of the Legal Aid Council, Hugh Faulkner.
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Residents of Trench Town Encouraged to Attend Legal Fair May 22

Residents of Trench Town in Kingston are being encouraged to attend a Justice Legal Fair, being hosted by the Legal Aid Council (LAC) and the Ministry of Justice in the community on May 22. Executive Director of the LAC, Hugh Faulkner, told JIS News that the fair will start at 10:00 a.m. and is geared at providing citizens with access...
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