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Executive Director of the Legal Aid Council, Hugh Faulkner.

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...

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

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.

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.

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.

7 years ago Justice

Legal Aid Council Hosts Justice Fair March 29

The Legal Aid Council will host its quarterly Justice Fair in Kingston on March 29 at the Half-Way Tree Transport Centre. This event will provide Jamaicans with the opportunity to receive free legal advice. “The Justice Fair seeks to bring legal services to the public at no cost. Persons will be able to make consultations with the Registrar General’s Department,...

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.

7 years ago 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...

7 years ago 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...

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.

7 years ago 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...

Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck, addresses a Justice of the Peace Sensitisation Session and Commissioning ceremony, which was held recently at the Portland Justice Centre , Buff Bay, Portland. During the ceremony, 31 Justices of the Peace were commissioned into service.

7 years ago Justice

PHOTO: Justice of the Peace Sensitisation Session and Commissioning Ceremony

Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck, addresses a Justice of the Peace Sensitisation Session and Commissioning ceremony, which was held recently at the Portland Justice Centre , Buff Bay, Portland. During the ceremony, 31 Justices of the Peace were commissioned into service.

Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck. (FILE)

7 years ago 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...

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, tables the 2019/20 Estimates of Expenditure in the House of Representatives on February 14.

7 years ago Budget 2019/2020Finance & Public ServiceJustice

$1.4 Billion for CSJP III Activities in 2019/2020

The Citizen Security and Justice Programme III is set to receive a cash injection of $1.4 billion to carry out its work in the new fiscal year. Details of the allocation are outlined in the 2019/20 Estimates of Expenditure, tabled in the House of Representatives on February 14 by Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel...