Approximately 11,400 persons were sensitised about the Constitution and Laws of Jamaica during the last financial year under the Ministry of Legal and Constitutional Affairs’ public legal education programme. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Marlene Malahoo Forte, said the initiative, which is being undertaken by the Legal Education Division, engaged 52 entities across ministries, departments and agencies, the private sector, civil society...

A total of 478 students were enrolled in the Certificate of Legal Education Programme at the Normal Manley Law School (NMLS) for the academic year 2023 to 2024. This was disclosed by Minister of Legal and Constitutional Affairs, Hon. Marlene Malahoo Forte, during her 2025/26 Sectoral Debate presentation in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (May 6). She indicated that...

Minister of Legal and Constitutional Affairs, Hon. Marlene Malahoo Forte, says significant progress was made in advancing the constitutional reform agenda during the 2024/25 financial year. She said the Constitution (Amendment of Section 61) Act in July 2024 to provide for new words of enactment was the first legislative step taken in a proposed series of amendments “to give effect...

Minister of Legal and Constitutional Affairs, Hon. Marlene Malahoo Forte, is reminding Jamaicans that the phased process of constitutional reform is not a piecemeal effort. Speaking at a recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank, she said the Ministry has a very clear picture of what should be achieved. “We are implementing the changes in phases and it's important for...

The Ministry of Legal and Constitutional Affairs is heightening engagement with Jamaicans on the constitutional reform process through a “town hopping” initiative. Speaking at a recent JIS Think Tank, Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Wayne O. Robertson, said that the initiative is intended to reach citizens on a granular level by engagement with persons in communities and on the streets....

Jamaicans are being advised that the Referendum, which forms a critical part of the transition process from a Constitutional Monarchy to a Republic, will not be held at the same time as the upcoming General Election. Minister of Legal and Constitutional Affairs, Hon. Marlene Malahoo Forte, has said that before a Referendum can take place, a Referendum Bill will first...

Minister of Legal and Constitutional Affairs, Hon. Marlene Malahoo Forte, says work being done to transition the country from a Constitutional Monarchy to a Republic is more than 50 per cent complete. The constitutional reform process remains high on the Government’s agenda as the country seeks to complete the Independence journey started in 1962, by establishing a Jamaican President as...