Cabinet has approved the establishment of a Judicial Education Institute under the Office of the Chief Justice. Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, announced the move, which complements the push by the Government to improve the justice system and the operations of the country’s courts. The Minister was speaking at a post-Cabinet press briefing, held...

Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck, says the fourth annual International Association of Prosecutors (IAP) North American and Caribbean Regional Conference, which ended in Montego Bay on November 4, was a resounding success. Speaking to JIS News, Mr. Chuck said the knowledge gained by the participants will empower them to be better able to address the matter in the legal...

Justice Minister, Hon. Delroy Chuck, has given an undertaking to increase the complement of staff serving the court system. He gave this assurance during the presentation of 15 computers to the Supreme Court in downtown Kingston on November 1, after touring the facility with Chief Justice, Hon. Zaila McCalla, who raised concerns about challenges being experienced within the system as...

Chief Justice, Hon. Zaila McCalla, says lottery scamming and other cyber-related crimes are clogging the court system in St. James, taking up approximately one third of all cases. Addressing the opening of the 4th North American and Caribbean Regional Conference of the International Association of Prosecutors (IAP) at the Montego Bay Convention Centre, St. James, on November 3, Ms. McCalla...

Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck, says arbitration can become a game changer in the settlement of domestic commercial disputes and international trade matters, providing the country with a major source of foreign exchange earnings. He was giving a statement in the House of Representatives on November 2 on the Arbitration Bill, which was tabled. The Bill seeks to repeal...

The Ministry of Justice is expected to have an accurate count of the number of documented criminal cases within the court system by early next year. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Delroy Chuck, said that a statistician has been recruited to collate the figures, which will be captured under a statistics and data management system. He said the move is being facilitated...

Children’s Advocate, Diahann Gordon-Harrison, is calling for an effective and responsive system of care that protects children from sexual and other forms of abuse. She is also urging parents and adults to encourage children to confide in them by fostering a close, trusting relationship. Mrs. Gordon-Harrison was addressing a Prevention of Child Sexual Abuse Training Workshop, hosted by the Women’s...