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President of the Court of Appeal, Hon. Justice Dennis Morrison.
President of the Court of Appeal, Hon. Justice Dennis Morrison.

More Court of Appeal Judges to be Recruited

President of the Court of Appeal, Hon. Justice Dennis Morrison, says steps are under way to recruit additional judges. He said the increase is being facilitated by the expansion of the Court of Appeal building on King Street, downtown Kingston,...
Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck, speaks at the installation ceremony for 22 new justices of the peace (JPs) for the parish of Trelawny, held at the Mangos Beach Resort in Cooper’s Pen, Falmouth, on Friday (September 14)
Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck, speaks at the installation ceremony for 22 new justices of the peace (JPs) for the parish of Trelawny, held at the Mangos Beach Resort in Cooper’s Pen, Falmouth, on Friday (September 14)

Land Being Identified for New Courthouse in St. James
Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck (seated right); Custos of Trelawny, Hon. Paul Muschett (seated centre), and President of the Lay Magistrates’ Association, Trelawny Chapter, Mr. Kenneth Grant (seated left), with the 22 newly installed Justices of the Peace for Trelawny, at the Mangoes Beach Resort, Cooper’s Pen, in the parish, on September 14.
Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck (seated right); Custos of Trelawny, Hon. Paul Muschett (seated centre), and President of the Lay Magistrates’ Association, Trelawny Chapter, Mr. Kenneth Grant (seated left), with the 22 newly installed Justices of the Peace for Trelawny, at the Mangoes Beach Resort, Cooper’s Pen, in the parish, on September 14.

Justice Minister Calls on JPs to Partner with the Police
Former President of the Senate, Professor Oswald Harding.
Former President of the Senate, Professor Oswald Harding.

Professor Oswald Harding to Publish Autobiography in November
Director of Safety and Security for Schools, Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Assistant Superintendent of Police, Coleridge Minto (left), converses with Senior Parish Court Judge, Kingston and St. Andrew Family Court, Her Hon. Mrs. Paula Blake-Powell, during a graduation ceremony for participants of the Children’s Drug Treatment Programme, at the Simón Bolívar Cultural Centre, downtown Kingston, recently.
Director of Safety and Security for Schools, Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Assistant Superintendent of Police, Coleridge Minto (left), converses with Senior Parish Court Judge, Kingston and St. Andrew Family Court, Her Hon. Mrs. Paula Blake-Powell, during a graduation ceremony for participants of the Children’s Drug Treatment Programme, at the Simón Bolívar Cultural Centre, downtown Kingston, recently.

Young Men Receive Certificates for Completing Drug Treatment Programme

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Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck, speaks to JIS News during a back-to-school and employment fair at the Ministry’s Constant Spring Road office on August 23.
Justice

Justice Minister Commits to Paperless System in Two Years

As part of measures to reform the country’s justice system, the Ministry is looking to implement a paperless court system in the next two years. This was stated by Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck, while speaking to JIS News during a back-to-school and employment fair at the Ministry’s Constant Spring Road office on August 23. “It is going to...
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Custos Rotulorum of St. Ann, Hon. Norma Walters (front row, sixth left), and retired Chief Justice, Hon. Zaila McCalla (front row, seventh left), with the newly commissioned Justices of the Peace for St. Ann, at Jewel Dunn’s River Resort and Spa in Mammee Bay, St. Ann, on Tuesday, August 14.
Justice

More JPs to Serve St. Ann

The cadre of Justices of the Peace (JPs) serving the parish of St. Ann has been increased, with the swearing in of 61 new members on Tuesday, August 14. In a ceremony, held at Jewel Dunn’s River Resort and Spa in Mammee Bay, St. Ann, the new JPs, 29 men and 32 women took the Oath of Office before Custos...
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Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck (left), and Head of Delegation of the European Union (EU) to Jamaica, Ambassador Malgorzata Wasilewska (second left), observe as a workman mixes cement during a tour of the Court of Appeal building on King Street, downtown Kingston, which is being expanded to house more courtrooms. The tour was conducted on August 9.
Justice

Expansion of Court Of Appeal Building to be Completed by September

Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck, says expansion of the Court of Appeal building on King Street in downtown Kingston is progressing smoothly and is on track for completion before the start of the new court term, which begins in September. “I think we are still on target. The major deliverables to come would be the elevators and they should...
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Senior Director, Modernization Initiatives and Strategic Projects, Ministry of National Security, Arvel Grant, making a recent presentation on the ‘JamaicaEye’ initiative at the Management Institute for National Development (MIND) in Kingston.
JusticeTechnology

Police Increasing Use of Technology to Arrest Crime

Within the next three years, Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) personnel will be using more technological solutions in their daily operations in a bid to reduce incidents of crime and their likely occurrence. Some of the technology-based software tools being developed, which should become fully operational by 2021, include: Jampol Stats; JCF Docs application; the QR Code; and Station Records Management...
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Justice

Recommendations from Int’l Conference on Trafficking in Persons

Seventy-two recommendations geared at boosting the country’s response to trafficking in persons have come out of a two-day international conference hosted in Trelawny on July 25 and 26. The recommendations are the result of breakout sessions on the last day of the conference, hosted at the Meliá Braco Hotel by the National Task Force Against Trafficking in Persons (NATFATIP), which...
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(From left) Deputy Chief of Mission, United States Embassy, Mark Seibel; High Commissioner of Canada to Jamaica, Her Excellency Laurie Peters; and Head of the European Union Delegation, Her Excellency Malgorzata Wasilewska, at the opening session of the two-day National Task Force Against Trafficking In Persons (NATFATIP) International Human Trafficking Conference on July 25 at the Melia Braco Hotel in Trelawny.
Justice

Jamaica Commended on Strides in Fighting Human Trafficking

Jamaica’s international development and diplomatic partners have commended the Government on efforts being made to combat trafficking in persons and have committed to continuing to support the fight locally. Head of the European Union (EU) Delegation, Malgorzata Wasilewska, in noting the important steps being taken to eliminate the scourge, encouraged increased vigilance and called on citizens to report suspected cases...
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Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Justice and Chair of the National Task Force Against Trafficking in Persons (NATFATIP), Carol Palmer (right), shares a moment with Founder of The SunGate Foundation and human trafficking survivor, Shamere McKenzie (left); and Miss Jamaica World 2017, Solange Sinclair, at the NATFATIP International Human Trafficking Conference, which opened on Tuesday (July 25), at the Meliá Braco Hotel in Trelawny. Ms. McKenzie and Ms. Sinclair were sashed as Jamaica
Justice

Human Trafficking Conference A Call to Action – Carol Palmer

Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Justice, Carol Palmer, says that the International Human Trafficking Conference being held in Trelawny must be seen as a call to action for Jamaica, the Caribbean and countries across the globe. The two-day event, organised by the National Task Force Against Trafficking in Persons (NATFATIP), got under way on July 25 at the Meliá...
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