The Minister of Justice, Senator the Hon. Mark Golding on behalf of the Ministry, would like to express immense sadness and condemnation at the recent killing of Restorative Justice Facilitator, Mr. Ernest Dunbar. Mr. Dunbar, who was also a Justice of the Peace, joined the Restorative Justice team in 2012. Working out of the Spanish Town Restorative Justice Centre, he...

Presentation by the Hon. Minister of Justice in support of the three Bills entitled The Constitution (Amendment) (Caribbean Court of Justice) Act 2015, The Judicature (Appellate Jurisdiction)(Amendment) Act, 2015 and The Caribbean Court of Justice Act, 2015   Mr. President, I rise to open the debate on the three monumental Bills that are before us, which are respectively shortly entitled...

Presentation to the Jamaicans for Justice Human Rights Forum by Senator the Hon. Mark Golding, Minister of Justice   Greetings. Administration policy for people deprived of their liberty. As you are no doubt aware, in the aftermath of the tragic circumstances of the death of Mario Deane, Cabinet established a sub-committee headed jointly by the Minister of National Security and...

The Minister of Justice, Senator the Hon. Mark Golding on behalf of the Ministry and by extension the Government of Jamaica, expresses sadness at the passing of Dennis Edmunds, and extends condolences to his family, friends and colleagues. Mr. Edmunds was a former senior attorney within the Attorney General’s Chambers and later a partner with DunnCox from 1987 to his...

Today, Jamaica stands in solidarity with the rest of the world in recognizing December 10 as Human Rights Day. Following years of strife and turmoil brought about by the Second World War, on December 10,1948 the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which is a proclamation of the fundamental rights of all peoples to be...

The Minister of Justice, Senator the Hon. Mark Golding on behalf of the Ministry and by extension the Government of Jamaica, expresses sadness at passing of Dennis Daly Q.C. A pioneer in the pursuit of Human Rights, Mr. Daly was one of the founding members of the Jamaican Council for Human Rights as well as a former vice-chairman of the...

On Monday 2nd June, Cabinet approved certain changes to the law relating to ganja. These relate to the possession of small quantities of ganja for personal use, the smoking of ganja in private places and the use of ganja for medical/medicinal purposes. Approval has been given also to a proposal for the decriminalization of the use of ganja for religious...

The Minister of Justice, Senator the Hon. Mark Golding on behalf of the Ministry and by extension the Government of Jamaica, expresses immense sadness and condemnation at the killing of Mohan Bunwarrie, on Saturday May 10, 2014. Mr. Bunwarrie was a firm believer in community development, and was actively involved in several projects in Spanish Town, including the Ministry of...