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Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck, addresses the House of Representatives on Tuesday, November 20.

4,274 New Cases Entered Supreme Court for Easter Term

Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck, is reporting that a total of 4,274 new cases entered the Supreme Court across all divisions for Easter term 2018, while 3,337 cases were completed. He said that the High Court Civil and Matrimonial...

Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck, shakes hands with Chief Justice, Bryan Sykes, during a recent Justices of the Peace training session held at the Jamaica Conference Centre, downtown Kingtson.

Jamaicans Encouraged to Think First-Class

Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck addresses a Justices of the Peace training seminar held at the Jamaica Conference Centre in Kingston on November 3

Expansion of Court of Appeal Building to be Completed by the End of November

Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck (left) greets Chief Justice, Hon. Bryan Sykes at a Justices of the Peace training seminar held at the Jamaica Conference Centre in Kingston on November 3.

Strategic Plan for Courts Being Designed

Justice Minister, Hon. Delroy Chuck (right), in conversation with Head of the European Union (EU) Delegation in Jamaica, Ambassador Malgorzata Wasilewska (left) and Assistant Secretary General, Directorate of Human and Social Development, CARICOM Secretariat, Dr. Douglas Slater. Occasion was the opening of the two-day Regional Meeting for Advancing Recommendations for Addressing Gaps in the Human Rights Response under the Pan Caribbean Partnership Against HIV/AIDS (PANCAP) Justice for All programme, on Tuesday (October 30), at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in Kingston

Cabinet Submission on Human Rights Institute Completed

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Contract Signed for Public Wi-Fi in Courts

The Ministry of Justice has signed a contract with technology firm Growth-Tech Limited for the supply of wi-fi modems in all courthouses across Jamaica and the provision of wireless internet. The service, scheduled for implementation in the first quarter of 2019, will enable free wi-fi access for persons, who use the courts. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Delroy Chuck, in his remarks...

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, addresses today

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Senate Approves Extension of State of Public Emergency in St. James

The Senate on Friday (October 19) approved the Emergency Powers (Continuance) (No.4) Resolution 2018, which will extend the State of Public Emergency (SOE) in the parish of St. James until January 31, 2019. Seventeen members of the Senate voted in favour of the Motion. There was one abstention, while three members were absent. In her remarks, Leader of Government Business...

Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck, addresses a Justice of the Peace (JP) training session held at the Wembley Centre of Excellence in Hayes, Clarendon, on Thursday (October 18).

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Motorists May Soon be Required to Clear Traffic Tickets Before Renewing Driver’s Licence

Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck, has warned that delinquent drivers may soon be required to clear outstanding traffic tickets before they are able to renew their driver’s licence. “The system is not working, and we have to find an alternative way, and we are going to find it, because all those tickets have to be paid,” he said. “...

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Justice and Chairman of the National Task Force Against Trafficking In Persons (NATFATIP), Carol Palmer, CD.

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Permanent Secretary Carol Palmer Receives Pinnacle Award

Serving for 13 years in the Ministry of Justice and over a decade dedicated to the fight against human trafficking, Permanent Secretary, Carol Ann Palmer, CD, epitomises the creed, ‘service above self’. Her receipt of the ‘Pinnacle Award’, given by the US Embassy’s Stakeholder Appreciation and Recognition Awards (SARA) Committee on September 28, highlights not only her selflessness but her...

Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck, addresses a training workshop on alternatives to incarceration for individuals with a substance abuse disorder, held on Wednesday (October 17) at the Ministry in St. Andrew.

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Drug Courts Making an Impact

Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck, says the Drug Treatment Courts across the island are making an impact in transforming the lives of drug-dependent offenders. He cited the 2017 report from the drug court in Manchester, which pointed to “improvement in the participants’ behaviour as the court authorities monitor their treatment”. He said the report further highlighted increased support and...

Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck, speaks at the Ministry’s quarterly press briefing, held on October 11.

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Sale of Marriage Licences Up

Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck, says tourism has contributed to an increase in the sale of marriage licences. Speaking at the Ministry’s quarterly press briefing on October 11, the Minister noted that a total of 4,943 marriage licences were approved by the Ministry of Justice’s Criminal, Civil and Family Law Unit, for the first six months of the fiscal...

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The New Face of Justice – Ministry of Justice Surpasses $1B Mark for Infrastructural Development of Justice Institutions

The Ministry of Justice has, to date, signed contracts valued at more than $1B for rehabilitation and refurbishing works to Justice Institutions across the island for the fiscal year 2018/2019. This was announced by Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Justice, Mrs. Carol Palmer, at the Ministry’s Second Quarterly Press Briefing held at the Ministry’s headquarters on October 11. A...