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Justice Minister, Hon. Delroy Chuck (left), speaks at a recent contract-signing ceremony for the commencement of work to expand the Public West Building in downtown Kingston, which houses the Court of Appeal and the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions. The ceremony was held at the Ministry on Constant Spring Road in St. Andrew. Seated at right is President of the Court of Appeal, Justice Dennis Morrison.
Justice Minister, Hon. Delroy Chuck (left), speaks at a recent contract-signing ceremony for the commencement of work to expand the Public West Building in downtown Kingston, which houses the Court of Appeal and the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions. The ceremony was held at the Ministry on Constant Spring Road in St. Andrew. Seated at right is President of the Court of Appeal, Justice Dennis Morrison.

More Courtrooms to be Provided

Expansion work on the Public West Building in downtown Kingston, which houses the Court of Appeal and the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions, is on track. This will result in the provision of additional courtrooms to assist in...
Director of Safety and Security in Schools in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Coleridge Minto.
Director of Safety and Security in Schools in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Coleridge Minto.

More Teachers to Be Trained in Restorative Justice
Justice Minister, Hon. Delroy Chuck (right); Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Carol Palmer (centre); and Director at Y.P. Seaton and Associates Company Limited, Calvert Mundle, affix their signatures to an $846-million contract for expansion of Public Building West, downtown Kingston, which houses the Court of Appeal and the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP). The signing ceremony was held on Tuesday, April 17 at the Ministry
Justice Minister, Hon. Delroy Chuck (right); Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Carol Palmer (centre); and Director at Y.P. Seaton and Associates Company Limited, Calvert Mundle, affix their signatures to an $846-million contract for expansion of Public Building West, downtown Kingston, which houses the Court of Appeal and the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP). The signing ceremony was held on Tuesday, April 17 at the Ministry's Constant Spring Road offices, St. Andrew.

Court Of Appeal to Be Expanded
Communication and Social Marketing Coordinator with the Citizen Security and Justice Programme (CSJP) III, Patrice Nephew, delivering remarks at the recent launch of Project GOLD.
Communication and Social Marketing Coordinator with the Citizen Security and Justice Programme (CSJP) III, Patrice Nephew, delivering remarks at the recent launch of Project GOLD.

CSJP Supports New Programme to Assist At-Risk Youth
Prime Minister, the Most Honourable Andrew Michael Holness, ON, PC, MP
Prime Minister, the Most Honourable Andrew Michael Holness, ON, PC, MP

Jamaica Committed to Cooperating with International Partners to Combat Corruption

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Attorney-at-law, Shara-Kay Dacres, who is a legal consultant with the Legal Aid Council’s Mobile Justice Unit (right), listens to teacher at the Promise Learning Centre, Janique Lewis Minzie. The Unit stopped at the instituion on Monday (April 9) to offer free consultations and legal advice to teachers, parents of students and residents.
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Mobile Justice Unit Stops at Hagley Park Road

The Legal Aid Council’s Mobile Justice Unit stopped at the Promise Learning Centre on Hagley Park Road on Monday (April 9), offering free consultation and legal advice to teachers, parents of students and residents. Persons received counsel on land-related matters, how to make a will, child maintenance, the rights of children with special needs, among other areas. Attorney-at-law, Shara-Kay Dacres,...
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Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck.
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Newly Renovated Chapelton Family Court Opened

Residents of Chapelton and neighbouring communities in Clarendon, now have a newly renovated Family Court, which was refurbished with funds provided by the European Union (EU) and Government of Canada. The facility, which is located at the Chapelton courthouse, was officially opened by Justice Minister, Hon. Delroy Chuck, and Chief Justice, Hon. Bryan Sykes, on April 5. The newly upgraded...
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Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck, addresses the House of Representatives today (April 3).
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Justice Minister Tables Reports on Supreme and Parish Courts

The Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck, has tabled the 2017 annual statistical reports for the Supreme Court and the Parish Courts in the House of Representatives. The reports, tabled today (April 3), provide information on the number of cases in the courts; the disposal rates; distribution of cases among the courts; disaggregation of the types of matter in the...
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Newly appointed judges with their Instruments of Appointment, following a swearing-in ceremony at King’s House on Tuesday (April 3). They are (from left) Justice Andrea Thomas and Justice Grace Henry McKenzie, who will serve as puisne judges in the Supreme Court, effective April 4; and Justice Leighton Pusey, who will act as a judge in the Court of Appeal, effective April 9.
Justice

Three Judges Promoted

Three judges have been appointed to act in higher positions in the Supreme Court and the Court of Appeal. Effective April 4, Justice Andrea Thomas and Justice Grace Henry McKenzie will serve as puisne judges in the Supreme Court, and Justice Leighton Pusey as a judge in the Court of Appeal, effective April 9. They were sworn in by Governor-General,...
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Justice Minister, Hon. Delroy Chuck.
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Justices of the Peace Being Adequately Prepared to Preside in Lay Magistrates Courts

Justice Minister, Hon. Delroy Chuck, says the Ministry has been making the necessary preparations for Justices of the Peace (JPs) to be adequately trained to preside in Lay Magistrates Courts. He said this will assist in significantly reducing the Parish Courts’ caseloads, thereby enhancing the overall judicial system’s efficiency and service delivery. The Minister was delivering the keynote address at...
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