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Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck (second right), is joined by (from left) Director of Public Prosecutions, Paula Llewellyn; Solicitor General, Nicole Foster-Pusey; and Attorney General, Marlene Malahoo Forte, during a tour of renovated facilities at the Attorney General’s Department, on Wednesday, April 25.
Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck (second right), is joined by (from left) Director of Public Prosecutions, Paula Llewellyn; Solicitor General, Nicole Foster-Pusey; and Attorney General, Marlene Malahoo Forte, during a tour of renovated facilities at the Attorney General’s Department, on Wednesday, April 25.

Salary Discussions Far Advanced for Legal Officers

Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck, has assured legal officers and support staff in the justice sector that discussions are far advanced to facilitate salary increases and effect improvement in the terms and conditions of their service. Mr. Chuck said...
Communications/Social marketing Specialist with the Citizen Security and Justice Programme (CSJP) III, Patrice Nephew, addresses Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’.
Communications/Social marketing Specialist with the Citizen Security and Justice Programme (CSJP) III, Patrice Nephew, addresses Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’.

CSJP Partners With TVJ to Promote Mediation
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
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

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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.
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CSJP Supports New Programme to Assist At-Risk Youth

The Citizen Security and Justice Programme (CSJP) III has thrown its support behind an innovative new programme being piloted in the August Town community in St. Andrew that focuses on using sporting tools and techniques to mentor at-risk youth. The initiative, dubbed project GOLD (Guidance, Opportunities and Lessons for Development), kicked off on Saturday, April 7. It uses sports for...
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Prime Minister, the Most Honourable Andrew Michael Holness, ON, PC, MP
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Jamaica Committed to Cooperating with International Partners to Combat Corruption

Prime Minister Andrew Holness has reaffirmed Jamaica’s commitment to combatting corruption. Speaking at the eighth Summit of the Americas underway in Lima Peru, Mr. Holness said Jamaica will also continue to partner with international stakeholders to battle corruption. “Jamaica remains committed to cooperating with international bodies and other Member States to combat corruption in the forms of bribery, international graft,...
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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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