A sum of $100 million has been approved by Cabinet for the relocation of the offices of the Ministry of Justice. The Ministry will be relocated from 2 Oxford Road, Kingston 5 to 61 Constant Spring Road, Kingston 10. This was disclosed by Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, at yesterday's (March 22) post-Cabinet press briefing,...

The House of Representatives has approved the Judicature (Resident Magistrate’s) (Amendment and Change of Name) Act, 2015 which, among other things, changes the name of these courts from Resident Magistrate’s to Parish Courts. Attorney-General, Patrick Atkinson, who piloted the Bill through the House recently, explained that judicial officers of these courts will no longer be referred to as Resident Magistrates,...

The Ministry of Justice wishes to congratulate the Hon. Mrs. Justice Zaila McCalla OJ, Chief Justice of Jamaica, who on Tuesday February 9, 2016 was conferred with the prestigious honour of being appointed an Honorary Bencher of the Middle Temple Inn in London, England, in recognition of her contribution to the law in Jamaica. The Middle Temple has a long...

Minister of Justice, Senator the Hon. Mark Golding, says Cabinet has approved the tabling of a bill to implement restorative justice as part of the formal court system. “We will table the bill in Parliament as soon as it reconvenes,” Minister Golding said, during a recent interview on the Jamaica Information Service’s (JIS) current affairs programme, ‘Issues and Answers’. He...

The Honourable Mrs. Justice Zaila McCalla OJ, Chief Justice of Jamaica, was on Tuesday February 9, 2016, conferred with the prestigious title of Honourary Bencher of the Middle Temple Inn in London, England. Middle Temple has a long and distinguished history; and is one of four Inns of Court in London, which has the exclusive right to call students to...

Minister of Justice, Senator the Hon. Mark Golding, says Parliament passed several very important pieces of legislation in 2015, which seek to increase the efficiencies of court processes and trials. In an interview on the Jamaica Information Service (JIS) television programme,  ‘Issues and Answers’,  he noted that among them was the Evidence (Amendment) Act, which allows for evidence which is...

As part of Restorative Justice Week, several schools in Western Jamaica participated in a Ministry of Justice organized workshop on February 1, aimed at building relationships and preventing the escalation of conflicts. The event was held at the Mount Alvernia High School, in Montego Bay, with students, guidance and peer counsellors from several schools participating. Restorative Justice Centre Manager in...