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Executive Director of the Legal Aid Council, Hugh Faulkner (centre), greets Chief Justice, Bryan Sykes (right), as the Chief Justice visits the Council’s booth at the Judiciary of Jamaica National Public Education Symposium, held at the Clarendon Parish Court in May Pen on Thursday, September 27. At right is attorney-at-law, Ted Palmer.

Chief Justice Commits to First-world Standards in Three Years

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...

Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck, addresses Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’, on September 26.

More Cases Being Completed in the Courts

(SOE1) Prime Minister, the Most Andrew Holness (left), addresses a media briefing on Sunday (Sept. 23), to announce a State of Public Emergency (SOE) for sections of the Kingston Central, Kingston Western, and St. Andrew South Police Divisions. The briefing was held at the Office of the Prime Minister. Listening (from 2nd left) are: Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang; Police Commissioner, Major General Antony Anderson; and Chief of Defence Staff, Major General Rocky Meade.

Prime Minister Declares State Of Public Emergency in Three Corporate Area Police Divisions

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

More Court of Appeal Judges to be Recruited

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.

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Justice Minister Calls on JPs to Partner with the Police

Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck, has encouraged Justices of the Peace (JPs) to partner with the police in the fight against crime, by being the eyes and ears of their communities. Giving the keynote address at the installation ceremony for 22 JPs for the parish of Trelawny, held at the Mangoes Beach Resort, Cooper’s Pen, on September 14, Mr....

Former President of the Senate, Professor Oswald Harding.

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Professor Oswald Harding to Publish Autobiography in November

Former President of the Senate, Professor Oswald Harding, is to publish his autobiography in early November, which will provide an insight into his record as a legislator and lawyer. Mr. Harding, who served in the Senate for a combined 28 years, was also Attorney General during the administration of former Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Edward Seaga, in the 1980s....

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.

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Young Men Receive Certificates for Completing Drug Treatment Programme

It was a proud moment for John Smith* and Steve Roberts* as their sons were awarded certificates recently after successfully completing the Kingston and St. Andrew Family Court Children’s Drug Treatment Programme. The fathers, who took time off from work to support their children, were joined by other supportive family members and friends who turned out at the Simón Bolívar...

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.

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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...

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.

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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...

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.

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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...

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.

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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...