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Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck, addresses the National Conference on Technology in the Justice System, at the AC Hotel in St. Andrew on February 27.

Transcripts Will Be Delivered Within Days By Year End – Justice Minister

Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck, says by the end of the year the court system will be equipped with technology for the delivery of transcripts within days. Delivering the keynote address at the National Conference on Technology in the...

Justice Ministry Hosts Technology Conference

Members of the public line up to enter one of the Legal Aid Council’s (LAC) mobile units, during an expungement fair held at Alice Eldemire Drive in Bogue, St. James on Friday (February 21).

Scores In Western Jamaica Turn Out For Expungement Fair

Executive Director of the Legal Aid Council (LAC), Hugh Faulkner.

Organisations Urged To Request Services Of Mobile Justice Units

Legal Consultant at the Legal Aid Council (LAC), Shara-Kay Dacres-Moore (centre), engages in conversation with residents of Parade Gardens, Kingston, Namor Allwood (left) and Taseka Wynter, when the LAC's Mobile Justice Unit visited the community on February 19. The residents received free legal advice and consultation on land matters, expungement, divorce, wills and many other matters.

PHOTOS: Mobile Justice Unit Visits Parade Garden

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Expungement Fair in Mobay Friday

Persons living in Montego Bay and neighbouring communities in St. James are being encouraged to attend the expungement fair being hosted by the Legal Aid Council (LAC) on Friday (February 21). The event will be held on Alice Eldemire Drive between the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information’s Regional Office and the Herbert Morrison Technical High School in Freeport, from...

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Persons Encouraged To Utilise Victim Services Division

Victims of crimes are being encouraged to utilise the Ministry of Justice’s Victim Services Division (VSD). The VSD provides opportunities for victims of crimes to get healing through the use of special techniques, tailored to the needs of vulnerable groups such as children. Head of the VSD, Osbourne Bailey, told JIS News that the unit develops its own tools for...

Newly appointed Justices of the Peace for St. Andrew take the oath of office at the commissioning ceremony held at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on Sunday (February 16).

6 years ago Justice

PHOTOS: Commissioning Ceremony For New Justices Of The Peace For St. Andrew

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, speaks in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (February 11), after tabling the 2020/21 Estimates of Expenditure.

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Justice Sector Reform Gets $255.2 Million

A sum of $255.2 million has been allocated for the Justice Sector Reform Programme as outlined in the 2020/21 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House of Representatives. The project seeks to strengthen the quality of service delivery and access in the justice sector; improve the treatment of children in the criminal justice system, and to enhance sector governance and...

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Justice, Sancia Templer Bennett, speaks at the opening ceremony of the 11th annual Restorative Justice Conference, at the AC Marriott Hotel in Kingston, recently.

6 years ago Justice

High Success Rate For Restorative Justice

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Justice, Sancia Bennett Templer, says there has been a 90 per cent resolution and settlement rate for referral cases through the Restorative Justice process. Mrs. Bennett Templer made the disclosure at the recently held 11th annual Restorative Justice Conference, held at the AC Marriott Hotel in Kingston. The Permanent Secretary said restorative justice “is...

Justice Minister, Hon. Delroy Chuck (centre), converses with Head of the European Union (EU) Delegation to Jamaica, Ambassador Malgorzata Wasilewska (left), and Canada’s High Commissioner to Jamaica, Her Excellency Laurie Peters. The occasion was the opening ceremony of the 11th annual Restorative Justice Conference at the AC Marriott Hotel in Kingston on Friday (February 7).

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Four Additional Family Courts Being Established

Four additional Family Courts are to be established as part of the Government’s focus on increasing citizens’ access to legal and judicial services. These will be opened in St. Ann; St. Thomas; and Spanish Town and Portmore in St. Catherine. They will be in addition to two which were recently established in Chapleton, Clarendon, and Trelawny. Justice Minister, Hon. Delroy...

Justice Minister, Hon. Delroy Chuck addressing students and teachers at the Restorative Justice youth forum and panel discussion held on Wednesday (February 5) at the Pembroke Hall Primary School auditorium in Kingston.

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Hundreds Benefit From Restorative Justice Youth Forum

Hundreds of students and teachers from primary and secondary schools across the Corporate Area have benefited from a restorative justice youth forum and panel discussion organised by the Ministry of Justice. The event, held on Wednesday (February 5) at the Pembroke Hall Primary School auditorium in Kingston, formed part of this year’s Restorative Justice Week activities. It featured a multi-stakeholder...