The Honourable House is being asked to note that an Arbitration Bill will shortly be laid before Parliament. The Bill seeks to repeal and replace the Arbitration Act 1900 with more modern legislation that is intended to provide an effective non-judicial mechanism for settling disputes between contracting parties. The Arbitration Bill is based on the provisions of the Model Law...

The West Kingston Commission Incursion Compensation Committee (“the Compensation Committee”) invites affected residents of Western Kingston including Tivoli Gardens to submit claims for compensation relating to: 1. Loss and Damages to property and business; 2. Personal injuries; and/or 3. Death as a result of the May 2010 West Kingston Incursion. The Compensation Committee will review all claims, determine any amount...

Debate on the Children (Guardianship and Custody) (Amendment) Act began in the House of Representatives on November 1. The Bill seeks to give effect to the Government’s decision to enact legislation to implement the terms of the 1980 Hague Convention on Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction and to facilitate Jamaica’s accession to it. The Hague Convention aims to protect...

Members of the public are invited to the opening ceremony of the fourth annual International Association of Prosecutors North American and Caribbean Regional Conference on November 3. The conference, being held from November 2 to 4 at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in Rose Hall, St. James, will seek to address current and future challenges to tackling cybercrime and organised...

The new jury management system at the Supreme Court has been improved with the provision of 15 desktop computers by the Government of Canada. They were formally handed over to Justice Minister, Hon. Delroy Chuck, by Canadian High Commissioner to Jamaica, His Excellency Sylvain Fabí, during a brief ceremony at the Supreme Court’s North Building on King Street, downtown Kingston,...

Persons and relatives of victims who suffered loss, personal injury or damage to property as a result of the West Kingston military/police operation in May 2010 are still able to submit claims for compensation. The claims are to be submitted to the Ministry of Justice offices located at 61 Constant Spring Road within one month. Speaking at a press briefing...

Video-link equipment has been installed in the Supreme Court, Half-Way-Tree Parish Court and St. James Parish Court. This was disclosed by Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck, when he addressed the House of Representatives on October 26. He further informed that steps are being taken to retrofit courts across the island with this equipment. Mr. Chuck said the utilisation of...