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Senior Director for Corporate Services in the Ministry of Justice, Sandra Graham, addressing stakeholders during a recent Restorative Justice Youth Town Hall Meeting at Sam Sharpe Teachers’ College in Granville, St. James.

Justice Ministry Embarking on Child Diversion Stakeholders Training

The Ministry of Justice plans to train members of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), among other key stakeholders, in child diversion practices. Senior Director for Corporate Services in the Ministry, Sandra Graham, told JIS News, that Deans of Disciplines and...

National Security Minister, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang.

Gov’t Looking to Build out New JDF Unit

Coordinator of the Restorative Justice Unit in the Ministry of Justice, Dr. Kahilah Whyte (left), fields questions from students during a panel discussion at the Unit’s Youth Town Hall Meeting at Sam Sharpe Teachers’ College in Granville, St. James, on Wednesday (February 6). Other panellists (from second left) are Mount Alvernia High School student, Chrisann Morris; Anchovy High School student, Faydian Gordon; and Senior Director, Corporate Services Division, Ministry of Justice, Sandra Graham.

Gov’t Targeting 3,000 School Administrators as Restorative Justice Practitioners

Coordinator of the Restorative Justice Unit in the Ministry of Justice, Dr. Kahilah Whyte, speaking at the 10th Conference on Restorative Justice at the Spanish Court Hotel in New Kingston on February 8.

Restorative Justice Deemed Effective in Reducing Reoffending

Coordinator of the Restorative Justice Unit in the Ministry of Justice, Dr. Kahilah Whyte (right), shares a laugh with Associate Professor of Gonzanga University, Washington, United States of America (USA) and Restorative Justice Practitioner, Dr. Inga Laurent (left) and Restorative Justice Centre Manager at the Restorative Justice Unit in the Ministry of Justice, Saccsha Ebanks, prior to the start of a Restorative Justice Youth Empowerment Session, at the Hilltop Juvenile Correctional Facility in Bamboo, St. Ann, on Tuesday, February 5.

Important Role of Restorative Justice Highlighted

Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck (standing), observes while some of the 171 new Justices of the Peace (JPs) for St. Catherine sign their Instruments of Appointment, at a commissioning ceremony held yesterday (February 6) at the Portmore Seventh-day Adventist Church, in the parish.

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JPs Encouraged to Stand Against Wrongdoers

Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck, is encouraging Justices of the Peace (JPs) to assist in protecting the country’s recent economic gains, by standing against wrongdoing. Delivering the keynote address at the commissioning of 171 new JPs for St. Catherine on February 6 at the Portmore Seventh-day Adventist Church, the minister said that while several expansions have been taking place...

President of the St. Andrew Justices of the Peace, Marigold Harding. (JIS File Photo).

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St. Andrew Justices of the Peace Association to Apply for Charitable Status

President of the St. Andrew Justices of the Peace Association (SAJP), Marigold Harding, says the entity will be applying for charitable status this year. Speaking in a JIS News interview, Mrs. Harding, noted that the SAJP operates voluntarily and covers its expenses through fundraising activities. She said that the entity does not receive personal gain or profit from its operation....

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Penalties in Laws to be Revised

The Law Reform (Amendment of Penalties) Act 2019 was tabled in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (February 5). According to the Memorandum of Objects and Reasons, a decision has been taken to revise penalties where appropriate and where not already provided for, provide a mechanism for amendment of monetary penalties relating to several Acts under the portfolio of the...

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New Courthouse for Mandeville

Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck, says construction of a new courthouse for Mandeville, Manchester, should begin in the next fiscal year. Addressing the swearing-in ceremony for 35 new Justices of the Peace (JPs) for Manchester at the Golf View Hotel in Mandeville on February 1, the Minister said at least six regional court complexes are needed over the next...

Justice Minister, Hon. Delroy Chuck (left), observes as five of 38 newly commissioned Justices of the Peace (JP) for St. Mary, sign the relevant documents formalising their appointments. Occasion was Thursday’s (January 31) swearing-in ceremony at Emmanuel Baptist Church in Port Maria. Signing (from second left) are: Wesley Boynes, Frank Chambers, Latoya Gordon, Valnie Gordon, and Evorine Tracey. In the background is Custos Rotulorum for the parish, Hon. Errol Johnson.

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PHOTOS: Minister Chuck Congratulates Newly Commissioned JP’s

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Stakeholders Commit to Maintain Gains Made Under St. James SOE

Government and private sector stakeholders in St. James have pledged to work together to ensure the maintenance of law and order, even as the State of Public Emergency (SOE) has come to an end. The yearlong security operation, which concluded on January 31, has seen significant reduction in crime, particularly murders, which fell to 102 at the end of last...

Citizen Security and Justice Programme (CSJP) III Communications/Social Marketing Specialist, Patrice Tomlinson-Nephew, addressing a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank forum at the Agency’s Head Office in Kingston.

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Restorative Justice Pivotal to Maintaining Peace

Restorative justice is deemed pivotal to maintaining peace in volatile communities benefitting from phase three implementation of the Citizen Security and Justice Programme (CSJP III). The process entails parties impacted by a particular offence, coming together in the incident’s aftermath to collectively resolve the underlying issues. “Restorative justice is an important process that fills the void that exists in CSJP’s...