A Constitutional Reform Committee (CRC), to include representatives from the Government, Parliamentary Opposition, relevant experts, and the wider society, is to be appointed to ensure Jamaica’s smooth transition to a Republic. Minister of Legal and Constitutional Affairs, Hon. Marlene Malahoo Forte, made the announcement during her 2022/23 Sectoral Debate presentation in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (June 7). “I...

Legal and Constitutional Affairs Minister, Hon. Marlene Malahoo Forte, said Jamaicans can be excited but should exercise patience as Jamaica moves to transition away from a constitutional monarchy to a republic. She noted that the transition will take time as there are certain procedures to follow in undertaking the constitutional reform process. Minister Malahoo Forte, who was addressing the post-Cabinet...

The establishment of a National Human Rights Institute in Jamaica is under review. Minister of Legal and Constitutional Affairs, Hon. Marlene Malahoo Forte, made the disclosure at the Jamaicans for Justice (JFJ) policy summit on the state of justice, held at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on March 30. The focus of the Institute is to complement the...

A new Bail Act is to be brought to the Houses of Parliament shortly for consideration. “A new Bail law is far advanced and should be coming before the Parliament within another month or so,” Minister of Legal and Constitutional Affairs, Hon. Marlene Malahoo Forte, said. She was speaking during the sitting of the Standing Finance Committee at Gordon House...

Minister of Legal and Constitutional Affairs, Hon. Marlene Malahoo Forte, says her Ministry will take charge of and give focused attention to the Government’s legislative agenda and its legal and constitutional reform aspirations. Speaking in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (January 18), Mrs. Malahoo Forte noted that the creation of the Ministry could be regarded as the first serious...