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Chairman, Integrity Commission, Justice (Ret’d) Karl Harrison (right), responds to a question at a press conference on Monday (May 13), at the Planning Institute of Jamaica, St. Andrew. Listening are Commissioners, Eric Crawford (left); and Dr. Derrick McKoy.
Chairman, Integrity Commission, Justice (Ret’d) Karl Harrison (right), responds to a question at a press conference on Monday (May 13), at the Planning Institute of Jamaica, St. Andrew. Listening are Commissioners, Eric Crawford (left); and Dr. Derrick McKoy.

Integrity Commission to Become Robust Anti-Corruption Agency

Chairman, Integrity Commission, Justice (Ret’d) Karl Harrison, says Jamaicans can expect a paradigm shift in how the anti-corruption organisation operates. Speaking at a press conference at the Planning Institute of Jamaica’s (PIOJ) St. Andrew offices on Monday (May 13), Justice...
Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck, addresses the Opening Ceremony for the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) 172nd Period of Sessions at the Mona Visitors’ Lodge, University of the West Indies, Mona, on Monday (May 6).
Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck, addresses the Opening Ceremony for the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) 172nd Period of Sessions at the Mona Visitors’ Lodge, University of the West Indies, Mona, on Monday (May 6).

Gov’t Committed to Protecting Human Rights – Minister Chuck
Acting Manager of the Ministry of Justice’s St. Ann Victim Services Division (VSD), Bernita Black (right), provides advice to a resident of the parish, at a recent justice fair hosted by the Legal Aid Council in Steer Town.
Acting Manager of the Ministry of Justice’s St. Ann Victim Services Division (VSD), Bernita Black (right), provides advice to a resident of the parish, at a recent justice fair hosted by the Legal Aid Council in Steer Town.

Support for Victims of Crime in St. Ann
Deputy Governor-General, Hon. Steadman Fuller (centre); President of the Court of Appeal, C. Dennis Morrison (fifth right) and Chief Justice, Bryan Sykes (fifth left), with members of the judiciary who were sworn in to higher offices during a ceremony at King’s House on April 23. From left are Simone Wolfe Reece, who has been appointed Pusine Judge; Natalie Hart Hines, who has been appointed Master-in-Chambers; Tricia Hutchinson, to act as Puisne Judge; David Fraser, who will act as Judge of the Court of Appeal; and Yvonne Brown, Andrea Pettigrew Collins, Calys Wiltshire, and Anne-Marie Nembhard, who have been appointed Puisne Judges.
Deputy Governor-General, Hon. Steadman Fuller (centre); President of the Court of Appeal, C. Dennis Morrison (fifth right) and Chief Justice, Bryan Sykes (fifth left), with members of the judiciary who were sworn in to higher offices during a ceremony at King’s House on April 23. From left are Simone Wolfe Reece, who has been appointed Pusine Judge; Natalie Hart Hines, who has been appointed Master-in-Chambers; Tricia Hutchinson, to act as Puisne Judge; David Fraser, who will act as Judge of the Court of Appeal; and Yvonne Brown, Andrea Pettigrew Collins, Calys Wiltshire, and Anne-Marie Nembhard, who have been appointed Puisne Judges.

Judges Sworn in to Serve in Higher Posts
Executive Director of the Legal Aid Council, Hugh Faulkner (right), listens to Allman Town resident, Sylvia Rowe (left), at a justice fair in the community on September 28, 2018. At centre is Legal Consultant, Shara-Kay Dacres-Moore.
Executive Director of the Legal Aid Council, Hugh Faulkner (right), listens to Allman Town resident, Sylvia Rowe (left), at a justice fair in the community on September 28, 2018. At centre is Legal Consultant, Shara-Kay Dacres-Moore.

Legal Aid Council Hosts Justice Fair March 29

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Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck (second left), listens to a point from Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), Paula Llewellyn (right), during the signing of a memorandum of understandng between the Ministry and the United Kingdom (UK) Department for International Development (DFID) for the provision of a $51-million grant towards strengthening prosecutorial services in the island. The signing took place at the Ministry’s Constant Spring Road offices in St. Andrew on March 20. Others (from left) are Head of the DFID in Jamaica, David Osborne; and British High Commissioner to Jamaica, His Excellency Asif Ahmad.
Justice

Gov’t Receives $51-Million Grant to Strengthen Prosecutorial Services

The Ministry of Justice is to receive a $51-million grant from the United Kingdom’s Department for International Development (DFID), to fund the unification of prosecutorial services and strengthen the overall operations of the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP). Portfolio Minister, Hon. Delroy Chuck; and Head of the DFID in Jamaica, David Osborne, signed a memorandum of understanding...
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Chief Justice, Hon. Bryan Sykes.
JusticeVision 2030

Chief Justice Commits to Improving Service Delivery

Chief Justice, Hon. Bryan Sykes, has committed to instituting measures to further improve service delivery across the judicial system. Among these, he says, are steps to ensure the delivery of outstanding judgments in the Supreme Court by December 31, 2019. Mr. Sykes said that as of 2020, a judgment should be delivered within 90 days, “and in exceptional cases, 180...
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Citizen Security and Justice Programme (CSJP) III Communications/Social Marketing Specialist, Patrice Tomlinson-Nephew, addressing patrons during the National Safe Schools Peace Day Concert at Nelson Mandela Park, Half way Tree, St. Andrew, on March 6.
Justice

Safe Schools Peace Day Concert Organisers Recognise CSJP III

Organisers of the annual National Safe Schools Peace Day Concert have recognised the Citizen Security and Justice Programme (CSJP) III for supporting the initiative over the past six years. Representatives of CSJP were presented with an award by the concert’s planning committee during the event’s staging at Nelson Mandela Park in Half Way Tree, St. Andrew, on March 6. Speaking...
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Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck. (FILE)
JusticeVision 2030

Low Outdated Monetary Fines to be Increased

Debate on the Law Reform (Amendment of Penalties) Act, which seeks to update low outdated monetary fines for a range of offences, began in the House of Representatives on February 26. Opening debate on the Bill, Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck, said the legislation seeks to update old penalties in laws falling under the Ministry and is one of...
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Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck, speaking about the Government’s plans to amend the Proceeds of Crime Act (POCA), at the quarterly press briefing held recently at the Ministry’s headquarters in St. Andrew.
Justice

POCA Being Amended to Address Illicit Cash Transactions

Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck, says that the Government will be amending the Proceeds of Crime Act (POCA) this year to address illicit cash transactions. “The idea here is that other bodies, such as the legal profession and people who engage in jewellery (sales), will have to report cash transactions, because many illicit activities take place with cash,” he...
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