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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses Wednesday’s (May 15) post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House. Listening is Minister of Legal and Constitutional Affairs, Hon. Marlene Malahoo Forte.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses Wednesday’s (May 15) post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House. Listening is Minister of Legal and Constitutional Affairs, Hon. Marlene Malahoo Forte.

PM Says Government Will Continue to Pursue Consensus on Constitutional Reform

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the Government will continue to pursue consensus on constitutional reform, because the constitutional and governance architecture of the country cannot be disturbed without consensus. He assured Jamaicans that the efforts made by...
Minister of Legal and Constitutional Affairs, Hon. Marlene Malahoo Forte (third left), is presented with human rights booklets by Jamaicans for Justice (JFJ) Executive Director, Mickel Jackson, during Monday’s (April 29) JFJ-European Union (EU) Project Launch for the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights in Jamaica, at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston. Sharing the moment (from left) are European Union Ambassador to Jamaica, Her Excellency Marianne Van Steen; Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Legal and Constitutional Affairs, Wayne Robertson; Deputy Police Commissioner Clifford Blake; Opposition Spokesperson on Foreign and Regional Affairs, Dr. Angela Brown-Burke, and Constitutional Law Expert, Dr. Lloyd Barnett.
Minister of Legal and Constitutional Affairs, Hon. Marlene Malahoo Forte (third left), is presented with human rights booklets by Jamaicans for Justice (JFJ) Executive Director, Mickel Jackson, during Monday’s (April 29) JFJ-European Union (EU) Project Launch for the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights in Jamaica, at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston. Sharing the moment (from left) are European Union Ambassador to Jamaica, Her Excellency Marianne Van Steen; Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Legal and Constitutional Affairs, Wayne Robertson; Deputy Police Commissioner Clifford Blake; Opposition Spokesperson on Foreign and Regional Affairs, Dr. Angela Brown-Burke, and Constitutional Law Expert, Dr. Lloyd Barnett.

Gov’t Welcomes JFJ-EU J$52m Human Rights Project
Minister of Legal and Constitutional Affairs, Hon. Marlene Malahoo Forte (left), converses with University of the West Indies (UWI) Pro-Vice Chancellor and UWI Mona Principal, Professor Densil Williams. The occasion was the Faculty of Law’s Distinguished Lecture and Reasoning about ‘Judicial Policy Construction by Apex Courts’ on Wednesday (April 24).
Minister of Legal and Constitutional Affairs, Hon. Marlene Malahoo Forte (left), converses with University of the West Indies (UWI) Pro-Vice Chancellor and UWI Mona Principal, Professor Densil Williams. The occasion was the Faculty of Law’s Distinguished Lecture and Reasoning about ‘Judicial Policy Construction by Apex Courts’ on Wednesday (April 24).

PHOTOS: Minister Malahoo Forte Attends UWI Law Faculty’s Distinguished Lecture
Minister of Legal and Constitutional Affairs, Hon. Marlene Malahoo Forte (left), with Jamaica’s Ambassador to the United States, Her Excellency Audrey P. Marks, during the virtual discussion forum, ‘Let’s Connect with Ambassador Marks’, on Wednesday (April 17) in Washington DC.
Minister of Legal and Constitutional Affairs, Hon. Marlene Malahoo Forte (left), with Jamaica’s Ambassador to the United States, Her Excellency Audrey P. Marks, during the virtual discussion forum, ‘Let’s Connect with Ambassador Marks’, on Wednesday (April 17) in Washington DC.

Republic Status Should Not Affect Jamaica Economically
Minister of Legal and Constitutional Affairs, Hon. Marlene Malahoo Forte.
Minister of Legal and Constitutional Affairs, Hon. Marlene Malahoo Forte.

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Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, delivers the Throne Speech during the 2024/25 Ceremonial Opening of Parliament at Gordon House on Thursday (February 15). It was presented under the theme: ‘Towards A Peaceful, Productive and Prosperous Jamaica’.
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Critical Aspects of Road to Republic Sensitisation Implemented by Gov’t

The Government implemented “critical aspects” of the Road to Republic Public Education Programme during the just concluded Parliamentary Year, says Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen. Delivering the Throne Speech to open the 2024/25 Parliamentary Year at Gordon House on Thursday (February 15), the Governor-General disclosed that more than 70 stakeholder meetings and five town halls were...
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Executive Director of the Legal Aid Council (LAC), Mrs. Dian Watson. The LAC will be staging its final Justice Fair for 2022 on Friday, November 25, at Harmony Beach, St. James.
Legal and Constitutional Affairs

Legal Aid Attorneys to Receive Sign Language Training

The Legal Aid Council (LAC) will be providing sign language training for empanelled attorneys as part of efforts to better serve the disabled community. The initiative forms part of the Social Justice (So-JUST Project) being implemented by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), through Can$12 million in funding by Global Affairs Canada, from 2023 to 2030. Executive Director of the...
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Member of Parliament for St. James West Central and Minister of Legal and Constitutional Affairs, Hon. Marlene Malahoo Forte.
Legal and Constitutional Affairs

More Than $70 Million Spent on Projects in St. James West Central

More than $70 million was spent towards hurricane mitigation, beautification and road infrastructure improvement within the St. James West Central constituency between 2022 and August of this year. This was stated by Member of Parliament for the area and Minister of Legal and Constitutional Affairs, Hon. Marlene Malahoo Forte, during her contribution to the State of the Constituency Debate in...
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Legal Education Officer, Ministry of Legal and Constitutional Affairs, Ivan Godfrey (right) speaks to a group of Cedar Grove Academy students about the voting process during the Ministry’s Road to Republic School Tour, which was launched on November 23, at the St. Catherine based institution. The tour aims to sensitize fifth and sixth form students who are at the age of majority or are likely to attain the age of majority, within this current parliamentary term on Jamaica’s transition from a Constitutional Monarchy to a Republic.
Legal and Constitutional Affairs

PHOTOS: The Ministry of Legal and Constitutional Affairs (MLCA) Launches Road to Republic Secondary School Tour

Legal Education Officer, Ministry of Legal and Constitutional Affairs, Ivan Godfrey (right) speaks to a group of Cedar Grove Academy students about the voting process during the Ministry’s Road to Republic School Tour, which was launched on November 23, at the St. Catherine based institution. The tour aims to sensitize fifth and sixth form students who are at the age...
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Minister of Legal and Constitutional Affairs, Hon. Marlene Malahoo Forte, addresses a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank, today (November 23).                                             
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Road to Republic Secondary School Tour Begins

The Ministry of Legal and Constitutional Affairs Road to Republic Secondary School Tour began today November 23 with a stop at the Cedar Grove Academy in Portmore, St. Catherine. Speaking at a JIS Think Tank this morning, Portfolio Minister, Hon. Marlene Malahoo Forte, said youth engagement is important to the process of transitioning from a Constitutional Monarchy to a Republic....
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