The Ministry of Legal and Constitutional Affairs is taking steps to strengthen capacity in legislative policy development. As part of the effort, the Ministry will be looking to engage the Management Institute for National Development (MIND) for the training of legislative teams within the various ministries. Acting Permanent Secretary, Wayne O. Robertson, said there will also be collaboration with the...

The Ministry of Legal and Constitutional Affairs will be embarking on a public education campaign on the laws of Jamaica and the rights of citizens. The initiative will target technocrats and the wider public, with special emphasis on the legislative process, the role of stakeholders, as well as the Government’s legal and constitutional reform agendas. Acting Permanent Secretary in the...

The Ministry of Legal and Constitutional Affairs (MLCA) will be taking a projectised approach to address the slow pace of legislative reform in the public sector. This is expected to strengthen collaboration with all Ministries by improving efficiency, speed and the quality of legislation promulgated. Acting Permanent Secretary, Wayne Robertson, in a document from the Ministry, said this will require...

The Government is actively working on short-term, medium-term and long-term solutions to the issue of flooding in the town of Lucea in Hanover. Minister of State in the Office of the Prime Minister (West), Hon. Homer Davis, made the disclosure following a tour of the flood-prone areas in the below-sea-level town on Wednesday (August 17). He told JIS News that...

Minister of Legal and Constitutional Affairs, Hon. Marlene Malahoo Forte (right), greets United States Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency Nick Perry, during a call by the Ambassador on the Minister, at Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) on Tuesday (August 2).

Minister of Legal and Constitutional Affairs, Hon. Marlene Malahoo Forte (right), greets British High Commissioner to Jamaica, Her Excellency Judith Slater, during a courtesy call at Jamaica House, St. Andrew, on July 28.

Minister of Legal and Constitutional Affairs, Hon. Marlene Malahoo Forte, says work is far advanced on the third draft of the Bail Act. In June, Minister Malahoo Forte announced that a new Bail Act is coming, pending the revision of wording to some clauses. Speaking in an interview with JIS News on Thursday (July 7), the Minister said the current...