A number of justice facilities across the island are to be expanded and rehabilitated in the new fiscal year at a cost of more than $1.3 billion. The Government has provided $954 million in the 2018/19 Estimates of Expenditure to retrofit an existing building to accommodate a family court in Spanish Town, St. Catherine; establish four justice centres islandwide; and...

A sum of $81.9 million has been allocated for the Justice Undertakings for Social Transformation (JUST) project, as outlined in the 2018/19 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House of Representatives. The project seeks to improve service delivery and the management capacity of justice-sector institutions; improve capacity of ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs) to coordinate and streamline the process of...

The Government has allocated $270.015 million for the Citizen Security and Justice Programme (CSJP) III. This is outlined in the 2018/19 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House of Representatives. The programme seeks to enhance security and justice in targeted communities through gender-responsive justice services. For the new fiscal year, the Victim Services Division is expected to identify and retrofit...

Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck, has commended outgoing Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China, His Excellency Niu Qingbao, for the tremendous role he has played in raising the profile of bilateral relations between the countries and securing meaningful cooperation to positively impact the lives of Jamaicans. He was speaking at a reception held on Friday (February 16) at...

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Justice, Carol Palmer, says the Government is strengthening the environment for the investigation and prosecution of cases of human trafficking. She said that traffickers are coming up with new ways everyday to carry out their heinous acts and the State must bolster the institutional capacities “to allow for the aggressive investigation and swift prosecution...

Justice Minister, Hon. Delroy Chuck, says the Government will continue to focus on enforcing the rule of law, and attaining timely outcomes during the 2018/19 financial year. “That is one the main (areas of) focus for the fiscal year… that we address some of the problems we are having in the justice system. Everyone appreciates that the justice system plays...

For the 2018/19 fiscal year, the Government will continue to strengthen and modernise the justice system. Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, provided details during his 2018/19 Throne Speech in Parliament on February 15. “The Administration has already indicated that the Legislative and Constitutional Reform Programme is among the seven priority programmes and projects set out in...