Chief Justice, Hon. Bryan Sykes, says steps are being taken to institute the requisite safeguards within court spaces and other sensitive areas of the judicial system, in light of the onset of the coronavirus (COVID-19) in Jamaica. This assurance comes against the background of two confirmed COVID-19 cases on the island and work by the Government to limit the potential...

Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck, is calling on Justices of the Peace (JPs) to work with law-abiding citizens and other stakeholders to address wrongdoing in their communities. He said that JPs are not only expected to be leaders but the conscience of a community, representing what is good, right and civil, while being equipped with the knowledge to carry...

Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck, says the Government is committed to strengthening the e-justice infrastructure in order to deliver a system that serves the needs of Jamaicans and supports the country’s development goals. “We are committed to delivering to Jamaicans and other persons such as investors in this country a first-class justice system and one that gives timely results...

An additional 126 persons have been commissioned as Justices of the Peace (JPs) for St. Catherine. Justice Minister, Hon. Delroy Chuck, and Custos Rotulorum for St. Catherine, Hon. Rev. Jeffery McKenzie, headed the officials and guests attending the installation ceremony at the Portmore Seventh-Day Adventist Church, on March 4. Among the newly minted appointees are: Mayor of the parish’s capital,...

Three hundred Justices of the Peace (JPs) and police officers from Kingston, St. Andrew, and St. Catherine will benefit from the Legal Aid Council’s (LAC) Sensitization Session, slated for Tuesday, March 10. The session, to be held at the AC Marriott Hotel in Kingston, will focus on the responsibilities of JPs and police officers towards individuals who have been detained...

The Ministry of Justice is developing a programme to adequately train and sensitize staff at all levels of the judicial sector in the use of the second Case Management System, being introduced. The facility is designed to assist in optimizing the operations of all courts islandwide where it will be introduced, by creating a database for organizing and monitoring data....

The Legal Aid Council’s (LAC) new mobile justice units have tripled the capacity of the Council to deliver justice services to Jamaicans. The two units, which have boosted the number to three, were acquired through collaboration between the Ministry of Justice and the Canadian government under the Justice Undertakings for Social Transformation (JUST) programme and the United Nations Development Programme...