Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck, is reporting significant improvement in the case-disposal rates of the Courts. Citing the Chief Justice’s Statistics Reports for the Parish Courts of Jamaica for the period January-June 2018, Mr. Chuck said the Corporate Area Criminal Court and Westmoreland Parish Court had the highest disposal rates of 62 to 63 per cent. The disposal rate...

Custos of St. James, Bishop the Hon. Conrad Pitkin, has charged the parish’s justices of the peace (JPs) to be ethical in the performance of their duties and avoid actions that bring the office into disrepute. He urged the JPs not to recommend anyone by filling out forms or vouch for persons not known to them. “I, therefore, ask you...

Minister of Justice, the Hon. Delroy Chuck, has charged Justices of the Peace (JPs) to be role models in their communities in order to pass on good values to the youth of Jamaica. Minister Chuck was speaking at a training session for JPs held at the Sandals Montego Bay Resort in St. James on Saturday (October 6). “You the Justices...

Thirty-seven year veteran of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), retired Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), Novelette Grant, is among the 130 Jamaicans who will be recognised with a national honour this year for their exceptional contributions to the development of the country. Ms. Grant, is to receive the Order of Distinction in the Rank of Officer (OD) for her sterling...

Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck, says the Government is making significant progress in the establishment of justice centres in all 14 parishes. The Minster, who was addressing a JIS Think Tank on September 26, said that five facilities have already opened in Portland, St. Ann, Trelawny, Westmoreland and St. Mary. Work is slated to commence soon on centres in...

As part of its outreach efforts to ensure that Jamaicans in various communities across the island have access to legal services and information, the Legal Aid Council hosted another justice fair, today (September 28), in Allman Town, Kingston. Several government agencies were on hand to render crucial services to residents, including departments in the Justice Ministry, such as the Criminal,...

Chief Justice, Bryan Sykes, has given his commitment to raise the standards in the justice system to First World in three years. Delivering the main address at the Judiciary of Jamaica’s National Public Education Symposium and Expo, held on the grounds of the Clarendon Parish Court, in May Pen, Clarendon, on September 27, the Chief Justice said he is committed...