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Restorative Justice Training for Justices of the Peace

Some 50 Justices of the Peace (JPs) are benefiting from training on the principles of restorative justice. The two-day training got under way this morning (September 5) at the Ministry of Justice, Constant Spring Road, St. Andrew. The objective is...

Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck, addresses a group of community stakeholders at the first of a series of sessions to offer training on justice services and conflict resolution, at the Ministry’s offices on Constant Spring Road in Kingston on September 1. The participants included school administrators, justices of the peace, custodes, and leaders of the church. They were given training in restorative justice, victim support, legal aid and child diversion, as well as how to identify and help fight human trafficking, child abuse, domestic violence and other social ills.

Justice Ministry Hosts Sensitisation Session for Community Leaders

Attorney General, Hon. Marlene Malahoo Forte (centre) speaks with Chairman of the Montego Bay Free Zone, Mark Hart (left) and Assistant Vice President of Operations and Customer Relations at the Montego Bay Free Zone, Gloria Henry. The Attorney General who is also Member of Parliament for West Central St. James was attending a recent groundbreaking ceremony for the expansion of the Free Zone.

Attorney General Welcomes BPO Development in St. James

Case Attorney, Administrator General’s Department (AGD), Nathifa Grandison (right), presents a certificate of recognition to Jovanni Brown, for outstanding performance in the 2016 Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT). The presentation was made at a function held at the AGD’s downtown Kingston offices on August 29, where educational supplies were provided to 59 students.

59 Students Receive School Supplies from Administrator General’s Department

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Justice, Mrs. Carol Palmer, addresses a convention of Seventh-day Adventists at the West Jamaica Conference Centre in Montego Bay on August 27.

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Government Will Not Relent in Fight Against Human Trafficking – Palmer

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Justice, Mrs. Carol Palmer, says the Government remains unrelenting in the fight against human trafficking. Addressing Seventh-day Adventists at their convention at the West Jamaica Conference Centre in Montego Bay on August 27, Mrs. Palmer said perpetrators involved in the crime will be caught and the law will take its course. “We take this...

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New Database Supporting Jamaica’s Fight Against Human Trafficking

The Integrated Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Information System and Database is supporting law enforcement efforts to combat human trafficking in Jamaica. Jointly developed by the Ministry of Justice and United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in August 2015, the system is designed to improve data collection, analysis, and sharing in support of national policies, programmes and strategies to prevent human trafficking....

Attorney General and West Central St. James Member of Parliament, Hon. Marlene Malahoo Forte (right, standing), addressing residents attending a parenting seminar at Howard Cooke Primary School in Montego Bay on Thursday August 25.

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Parenting Support Programme Launched in West Central St. James

Attorney General, Hon. Marlene Malahoo Forte, has launched a parenting support programme in West Central St. James, for which she is the Member of Parliament. The initiative aims to better enable parents and other residents to build strong families capable of providing the necessary foundations to support their children’s growth and development. The programme will be highlighted by, among other...

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Criminal and Civil Justice Administration and Legal Aid Council – Office Closure

The public is being advised that the offices of the Criminal and Civil Justice Administration (CCJ) and the Legal Aid Council located at Air Jamaica Building, 72 Harbour Street, Downtown, Kingston will be closed from Thursday, August 18 to Friday, August 19, 2016. The closure is due to the poor air quality resulted from the smell of gaseous fumes. The...

Justice Minister, Hon. Delroy Chuck (right), is greeted by former Commissioner of Police, Rear Admiral Hardley Lewin (Rtd) (left), at the Independent Commission of Investigations (INDECOM) Annual Commissioner’s Forum, held at the Ministry of Justice in Kingston, on August 16.

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Justice Minister Emphasises Importance of Principled Policing

Justice Minister, Hon. Delroy Chuck, says combining the concept of principled policing with the practice of restorative justice, can help to reduce acts of misconduct by State agents, such as the police. The Minister notes that this can be done through an analysis and adoption of the main goals of restorative justice. Some of these include the culture of peace...

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Transfer of Forensic Files to be Improved

The Government is putting in place measures to have more efficient completion and transfer of forensic files, for improved processing of court cases. Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck, indicates that the Commissioner of Police has agreed to have a liaison officer placed within the court system to facilitate the collection of certificates by investigating officers from the Jamaica Constabulary...

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Retired Judges to be Rehired

Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck, says a submission has been made to Cabinet to seek approval to amend the Constitution to allow for retired judges to offer their services. He made this disclosure recently during an interview on the Jamaica Information Service (JIS) television programme, ‘Issues and Answers’. “We are not going to increase the age of retirement from...