The Ministry of Justice is moving to increase the use of mediation in disposing of cases before the Parish Courts This was disclosed by Director of the Justice Reform Implementation Unit, Althea McBean in a recent interview on the Jamaica Information Service television programme Issues and Answers. Ms. McBean said studies indicate that as much as 40 per cent of...

The Government is working on a statistical system to accurately assess the extent of case backlog in courts across the island. In providing an accurate status of court cases, this system will allow the Government, the court management and the Chief Justice to allocate resources accordingly. This is according to Director of the Justice Reform Implementation Unit in the Justice...

The residents of the De La Vega City community in Spanish Town are now reaping benefits from the continued intervention of the Citizen Security and Justice Programme (CSJP). Since 2011, CSJP has been working in the community through the De La Vega City Community Development Committee (CDC), offering services such as parenting support, violence interruption support, sports programmes, vocational skills...

The country’s justice sector has benefited from significant Canadian funding support totalling over $4.25 billion (Can$44.2 million) over the past 16 years. Provided under the Global Affairs Canada initiative, the money has mainly financed the sector’s reform programme, spearheaded by the Justice Ministry. The wide-ranging projects have been facilitated under the Justice Undertaking for Social Transformation (JUST) programme. The Global...

The Ministry of Justice has received 14 new photocopy machines from the United States Government to be distributed to parish courts across the island. The machines, valued at $33 million, were handed over by Representative of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement, United States Embassy, Garth Hall, at a ceremony held on December 20 at the Ministry of Justice, in Kingston....

Justice Minister, Hon. Delroy Chuck, says major improvements are coming for the justice sector. He said the objective is to make more resources available to the system “so that justice can be more easily accessible and delivered in a more timely manner”. Minister Chuck was addressing a long-service awards banquet for Justices of the Peace (JP) for Westmoreland held on...

Chief Justice, Hon. Mrs. Zaila McCalla, says the staging of child justice guideline training seminars for attorneys-at-law by the Office of the Children’s Advocate (OCA), will play a major role in the dispensing of justice for persons involved in those cases. Speaking at a seminar at the Melia Braco Village Resorts in Trelawny on December 10, Justice McCalla said there...