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Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of National Security, Dianne McIntosh (centre), converses with Inter-American Development Bank Representative, Francesco De Simone (left), during the Parenting Education Programme graduation exercise, at the Spanish Court Hotel in New Kingston on October 24. At right is Programme Manager, CSJP III, Orville Simmonds. The Parenting Education Programme was implemented by the Citizen Security and Justice Programme (CSJP) III.
Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of National Security, Dianne McIntosh (centre), converses with Inter-American Development Bank Representative, Francesco De Simone (left), during the Parenting Education Programme graduation exercise, at the Spanish Court Hotel in New Kingston on October 24. At right is Programme Manager, CSJP III, Orville Simmonds. The Parenting Education Programme was implemented by the Citizen Security and Justice Programme (CSJP) III.

Parents Participate In Training Programme

More than 400 parents from 30 communities islandwide have been equipped with knowledge and strategies to better raise their children without using abusive actions, while promoting positive communication. The training was facilitated under the Citizen Security and Justice Programme (CSJP)...
Custos Rotulorum of St. Andrew, Dr. Patricia Dunwell (right), observes as Justices of the Peace for the Parish of St. Andrew take the Oath of Office at the commissioning ceremony, held at the Terra Nova Hotel, in Kingston, on October 12.
Custos Rotulorum of St. Andrew, Dr. Patricia Dunwell (right), observes as Justices of the Peace for the Parish of St. Andrew take the Oath of Office at the commissioning ceremony, held at the Terra Nova Hotel, in Kingston, on October 12.

PHOTOS: Justices of the Peace for St. Andrew take the Oath of Office
Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, flanked by the two newly appointed high court judges, Acting Court of Appeal Judge, Justice Nicole Simmons (left) and Acting Puisne Judge, Justice Tricia Hutchinson, during a swearing-in ceremony at King’s House in St. Andrew on Wednesday (October 9).
Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, flanked by the two newly appointed high court judges, Acting Court of Appeal Judge, Justice Nicole Simmons (left) and Acting Puisne Judge, Justice Tricia Hutchinson, during a swearing-in ceremony at King’s House in St. Andrew on Wednesday (October 9).

Two Judges Sworn Into Higher Office
Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck, opens the debate on the Report of the Joint Select Committee appointed to complete the review of the Sexual Offences Act in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (October 1).
Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck, opens the debate on the Report of the Joint Select Committee appointed to complete the review of the Sexual Offences Act in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (October 1).

Recommendation For Mandatory Registration Of Persons Convicted Of Sex Offences Overseas
Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck (right), in discussion with High Commissioner of Canada to Jamaica, Her Excellency Laurie Peters (centre); and Custos Rotulorum of St. James, Bishop the Hon. Conrad Pitkin, during the opening session of the Train the Trainer session: Lay Magistrates’ Court, held at the Hilton Rose Hall Resort and Spa, Montego Bay, St. James, on Saturday (September 28).
Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck (right), in discussion with High Commissioner of Canada to Jamaica, Her Excellency Laurie Peters (centre); and Custos Rotulorum of St. James, Bishop the Hon. Conrad Pitkin, during the opening session of the Train the Trainer session: Lay Magistrates’ Court, held at the Hilton Rose Hall Resort and Spa, Montego Bay, St. James, on Saturday (September 28).

Gov’t Looking To Train More Dispute Resolution Mediators

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Justice Minister, Hon. Delroy Chuck speaking at the Train the Trainer session: Lay Magistrates’ Court, held at Hilton Rose Hall Resort and Spa, Montego Bay, St. James, on Saturday (September 28).
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List Of Probate And Divorce Cases To Be Cleared By End Of 2019

Justice Minister, Hon. Delroy Chuck, is projecting that the list of probate and divorce cases in the court system will be cleared up by the end of 2019. He made the disclosure while speaking on Saturday (September 28) at a training seminar for judges and lay magistrates, at Hilton Rose Hall Resort and Spa, Montego Bay, St. James. Mr. Chuck...
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Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck (second left) and Director of Public Prosecutions, Paula Llewellyn (second right), sign the contract valued at $626,441,055 for the renovation and expansion of the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP). The signing was done on Thursday (September 26) during a quarterly press briefing at the Ministry’s Constant Spring Road offices, in St. Andrew. Observing (from left) are Director, Y.P Seaton and Associates Company Limited, Calvert Mundle and Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Sancia Bennett Templer.
Justice

Office Of The DPP To Be Renovated And Expanded

The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) is to be renovated and expanded at a cost of just over $626 million. The contract for the undertaking was signed on Thursday (September 26) during a quarterly press briefing at the Ministry of Justice, Constant Spring Road, in St. Andrew. Y.P. Seaton and Associates Company Limited will undertake the project,...
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Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck, speaking at a quarterly press briefing at the Ministry’s Constant Spring Road offices in St. Andrew on September 26.
Justice

Tougher Law Coming To Deal With Dog Attacks

Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck, says the 1877 Dogs (Liability for Injuries By) Act is to be updated to effectively deal with fines and penalties related to attacks. Speaking at a quarterly press briefing at the Ministry’s Constant Spring Road offices in St. Andrew on September 26, Mr. Chuck said the existing law only provides for compensation when a...
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Legal Officer, Legal Aid Council (LAC), Kerona Spence (left), gives the thumbs-up sign while conversing with Head of Development Cooperation, Canadian High Commission, Pascale Turcotte (right) and Senior Development Officer, Development Cooperation, High Commission of Canada, Deborah Duperly-Pinks, at the launch of the LAC
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Easier Access to Services on Legal Aid Website

The recently launched Legal Aid Council (LAC) website will ensure that citizens have easier access to services and information provided by the Council. Legal Officer, LAC, Kerona Spence, said the dedicated website, developed in-house at the Ministry of Justice, is the latest addition to the Council’s social media platforms as it seeks to create greater public awareness about its legal-aid...
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Justice Minister, Hon. Delroy Chuck, addresses members of the audience at the launch of the Legal Aid Council website on Wednesday (September 4), at the Ministry’s Constant Spring Road office in Kingston. The website is intended to increase awareness of the work of the Counil and improve public access to the necessary information and resources available for legal aid.
Justice

Legal Aid Council to Get Two Additional Mobile Units

The services of the Legal Aid Council will be further expanded with the addition of two mobile units to be commissioned by the end of the financial year, bringing the number of mobile units operated by the Council to three. This was disclosed by Justice Minister, Hon. Delroy Chuck, at the launch of the Legal Aid Council website on September...
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Justice Minister, Hon. Delroy Chuck, addresses members of the audience at the launch of the Legal Aid Council website on Wednesday (September 4), at the Ministry’s Constant Spring Road office in Kingston. The website is intended to increase awareness of the work of the Counil and improve public access to the necessary information and resources available for legal aid.
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Legal Aid Council Launches Website

Justice Minister, Hon. Delroy Chuck, says the Legal Aid Council website will create greater access to quality legal services for all Jamaicans. Addressing the website’s launch on Wednesday (September 4) at the Ministry’s Constant Spring Road offices in Kingston, the Minister said this is a technological leap for the Legal Aid Council, and will have a profound impact on the...
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President of the Court of Appeal, Hon. Justice Dennis Morrison.
Justice

Law School Pays Tribute to Late Principal and Court of Appeal President

Two mock-trial courtrooms at the Norman Manley Law School (NMLS) are to be named in honour of late former Principal of the institution, Keith Stanford Sobion and President of the Court of Appeal, Justice C. Dennis Morrison. The initiative is part of the 45th anniversary celebration of the law school and Legal Aid Clinic located on the Mona campus of...
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