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Community Relations Officer of the Citizen Security and Justice Programme (CSJP), Carlton Powell (right), interacts with students in St. James at a workshop. Part of the remit of CSJP is to reach out to at-risk youth across the country to ensure that their social needs are met.

CSJP Changing Lives in St. James and Westmoreland

The Citizen Security and Justice Programme (CSJP), an initiative of the Ministry of National Security, has been playing a major role in positively changing the lives of thousands of citizens in St. James and Westmoreland. The Programme, which is currently...

Justice Minister and Member of Parliament for north east St. Andrew, Hon. Delroy Chuck, addresses a community meeting in Barbican, St. Andrew, on Thursday, September 21.

Business and Property Value Boom Anticipated from Barbican Road Project

Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck, addresses the House of Representatives on Tuesday (September 19).

Additional Space for Court of Appeal

Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck. (FILE)

Lay Magistrates Urged to Study ZOSO Act

Mexico’s Ambassador to Jamaica, Her Excellency Cecilia Jaber (right) is joined by the Minister of Justice Hon. Delroy Chuck (left) as she proposes a toast to her country’s bilateral relations with Jamaica. The occasion was a reception held on Thursday (September 14) at the official residence of Mexico, 9 Cherry Garden Avenue, to commemorate the 207th anniversary of Mexico’s Independence.

Mexico Celebrates 207 Years of Independence

8 years ago Justice

Assize Church Service Marks Opening of the Michaelmas Term of the Home Circuit Court

The Assize Church Service, which marks the commencement of the Michaelmas term of the Home Circuit Court, continues to be a significant ceremony for Jamaica’s justice system. The annual service, which was held on Sunday (September 17) at the East Queen Street Baptist Church in downtown Kingston, saw the participation of a range of stakeholders of the country’s justice system...

8 years ago Justice

Jamaicans Urged to Know their Rights

Executive Director of the Legal Aid Council, Hugh Faulkner says persons need to become more aware of their rights provided under the Constitution and laws of Jamaica. He said the Ministry of Justice has made available legal services to communities through its mobile unit, where aggrieved persons have sought assistance on a range of matters. “The Constitution and the laws...

Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (right) presents the instrument of appointment to Andrea Ceciel Pettigrew Collins, who will act as a Puisne judge in the Supreme Court. Occasion was the swearing in of judges on September 15 at King’s House.

8 years ago Justice

Three Judges Appointed to Higher Office

Three judges have been appointed to serve at higher offices within Jamaica’s judiciary. They are Ceciel Pettigrew Collins and Calys Ruth Patricia Wiltshire, who will act as Puisne Judges of the Supreme Court, and Andrea Maud Thomas, who will act as Master-in-Chambers of the Supreme Court. The appointments take effect from September 18. Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir...

8 years ago Justice

Custodes and JPs Have Important Role to Play in ZOSO – Justice Minister

Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck, says that custodes and justices of the peace (JPs) will have an important role to play in ensuring the success of the Zones of Special Operations (ZOSO). Speaking at a sensitisation session for lay magistrates in the parishes of Trelawny, St. Ann and St. James on September 13, at the Royalton White Sands Hotel...

Attorney General, Hon. Marlene Malahoo Forte (left), greets Alternate Executive Director, World Bank, Hoe Jeong Kim (right), when he, along with other members of the World Bank Group’s Board of Executive Directors, arrived at the Norman Manley International Airport in Kingston, today (September 14). Others (from second left) are Country Director for Caribbean Countries, in the Latin American and Caribbean region, World Bank, Tahseen Sayed; and Operations Officer, Innovation and Entrepreneurship Unit, World Bank Group, Karlene Francis.

8 years ago Justice

Attorney General Says Government has Full Support of World Bank

Attorney General, Hon. Marlene Malahoo Forte, says the Government has the full support of the World Bank on key initiatives that aim to enhance the country’s growth agenda. “They report that we are at a good place at this time, and they are in full support of what the Government is doing, particularly on the economic-reform front, on the public-sector-reform...

Minister of Justice, the Hon. Delroy Chuck.

8 years ago Justice

Ganja Ticketing System Soon

Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck, says a ticketing system will soon be established for persons who are accused of using more than two ounces of marijuana in Jamaica. Speaking at the launch of the National Council on Drug Abuse (NCDA) ‘Talk Di Truth’ initiative on September 12 at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in St. Andrew, Mr. Chuck said...

Director/Principal, Justice Training Institute in the Ministry of Justice, Karen Campbell-Bascoe.

8 years ago Justice

Justices of the Peace Play Key Role in ZOSOS

Director and Principal of the Justice Training Institute (JTI), Karen Campbell-Bascoe, says justices of the peace (JPs) play a critical role in ensuring that the rights of citizens are protected in areas that are identified as zones of special operations (ZOSO). “The lawmakers were sure to enact legislation that allows for the protection of the human rights of citizens, should...