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Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck (left), along with Chief Justice, Hon. Zaila McCalla (centre), and British High Commissioner to Jamaica, His Excellency, David Fitton (right), peruse the newly published Criminal Bench Book, developed by the Government of Jamaica in collaboration with the United Kingdom Government. Occasion was the launch of the publication on March 17 at The Spanish Court Hotel in New Kingston.
Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck (left), along with Chief Justice, Hon. Zaila McCalla (centre), and British High Commissioner to Jamaica, His Excellency, David Fitton (right), peruse the newly published Criminal Bench Book, developed by the Government of Jamaica in collaboration with the United Kingdom Government. Occasion was the launch of the publication on March 17 at The Spanish Court Hotel in New Kingston.

Judges now Have Benefit of Criminal Bench Book

Jamaica now has a Criminal Bench Book, which will better aid trial judges in directing juries in criminal cases. This Bench Book, which was officially launched at The Spanish Court Hotel in New Kingston on Friday (March 17), provides judicial...
Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck (right), is in discussion with Opposition Spokesperson on Justice and Governance, Senator Mark Golding (left); and Executive Director of National Integrity Action (NIA) Professor Trevor Monroe, at a National Public Education Symposium held recently at the Supreme Court, downtown Kingston.
Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck (right), is in discussion with Opposition Spokesperson on Justice and Governance, Senator Mark Golding (left); and Executive Director of National Integrity Action (NIA) Professor Trevor Monroe, at a National Public Education Symposium held recently at the Supreme Court, downtown Kingston.

Measures Continue in New Fiscal Year to Improve Justice System
The Legal Aid Council Mobile Justice Unit that will be visiting locations to provide free consultations, advice and complete Court assignments for clients with criminal matters.
The Legal Aid Council Mobile Justice Unit that will be visiting locations to provide free consultations, advice and complete Court assignments for clients with criminal matters.

Change of Location for Legal Aid Council Visit to Fletcher’s Land on March 16
Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Justice, Carol Palmer.
Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Justice, Carol Palmer.

Ministry of Justice Promoting Peaceful Solutions to Disputes
Custos Rotulorum for the Parish of St. Ann, the Hon. Norma Walters.
Custos Rotulorum for the Parish of St. Ann, the Hon. Norma Walters.

Training for JPs from St. Ann and St. Mary

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The Legal Aid Council Mobile Justice Unit, which will be visiting locations to provide free consultation and advice and completes Court assignments for clients with criminal matters. The Unit will be visiting nine communities in April.
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Mobile Justice Unit Continues Community Outreach

The Legal Aid Council (LAC) in the Ministry of Justice is continuing its community outreach this month through its Mobile Justice Unit. The unit, which began operations in January 2017, provides free consultation, advice, and completes court assignments for clients with criminal matters. Executive Director of the LAC, Hugh Faulkner, told JIS News that the unit has been making a...
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Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck (centre), addresses members of the Standing Finance Committee in the House of Representatives, yesterday (March 2). The Minister is flanked by (from left), Attorney-General, Marlene Malahoo Forte; and Permanent Secretary in the Justice Ministry, Carol Palmer.
Justice

Government to Recover Billions from Delinquent Motorists

The Government is seeking to recover billions of dollars from motorists with outstanding traffic tickets. Some of the fines are expected to be collected through the serving of 70,000 warrants to offending motorists. Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck, made the disclosure at today’s (March 2) sitting of the Standing Finance Committee in the House of Representatives. He encouraged motorists...
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Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Justice, Carol Palmer, addressing Justices of the Peace from Westmoreland, Hanover, St. James and Trelawny, during a training session at the West Jamaica Conference Centre in Montego Bay, St. James on Wednesday (February 22).
Justice

Justices of the Peace Being Trained to Better Serve Citizens

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Justice, Carol Palmer, says the training of Justices of the Peace (JP) being undertaken by the Ministry will better enable them to serve the citizenry. “What we are trying to do is to equip our JPs to assist our citizens in as many spheres as possible (and) also to be able to point them...
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Justice Minister, Hon. Delroy Chuck, addresses a recent meeting of the Kiwanis Club of North. St. Andrew, at the Police Officers’ Club, on Hope Road in St. Andrew.
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Police Encouraged to Use Preventative Detention

Justice Minister, Hon. Delroy Chuck, is encouraging members of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) to utilise preventative detention as a means to reduce the likelihood of a crime being committed. Mr. Chuck’s encouragement follows the announcement by Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness and Attorney General, Hon. Marlene Malahoo Forte, on February 8, for the use of preventative detention...
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Justice Minister, Hon. Delroy Chuck (centre), addresses media briefing at the St. James Parish Court in Montego Bay on February 21, following a tour of the facility. Others (from left) are Chief Judge of the St. James Parish Court, Justice Judith Pusey and Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Justice, Mrs. Carol Palmer.
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St. James Family Court to be Relocated

Justice Minister, Hon. Delroy Chuck, says the St. James Family Court will be relocated to offices at the Montego Bay Number One Post Office, as part of a rationalisation and upgrading programme for the justice system in the parish. Speaking to JIS News following a tour of the proposed Family Court site on February 21, Mr. Chuck said the impending...
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Training for All JPs in the West February 22

All Justices of the Peace (JPs) in western Jamaica are invited to the launch of training for that part of the island at the Jamaica Conference of Seventh-day Adventists, Mount Salem, St. James, on February 22. The ceremony, which will begin at 8:30 a.m., is targeted at JPs from Trelawny, Hanover, St. James and Westmoreland. Custos of Trelawny, Paul Muschett,...
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