Minister of Justice and Attorney General, Senator Dorothy Lightbourne, began her testimony at the Commission of Enquiry into the extradition of Christopher Coke, on Thursday (March 3). Senator Lightbourne told...

The Government has moved another step closer to improving Jamaica's court system, with the signing of a $399 million contract to begin the construction of Phase One of Justice Square...

The Deputy Director in the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), Jeremy Taylor, was cross examined for a third day today (Feb. 3) at the Commission of Enquiry...

The Ministry of Justice, in collaboration with the Bethlehem Moravian College in Malvern, St. Elizabeth, will host a restorative and community justice conference on Wednesday (February 2), specifically targeting young...

Ten laptop computers, valued at US$8,500, were presented to the Ministry of Justice by the Private Sector Organization of Jamaica (PSOJ) on Tuesday (January 18). The presentation was made to...

The Christmas edition of this month's 'Jamaica House Live' call-in Programme scheduled for Wednesday, December 22 and hosted by Prime Minister Bruce Golding, will be dedicated to children between the...

Chief Justice, Hon Zaila McCalla, has recognised Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) as an indispensible tool in the administration of justice. "ADR is a tool which should be interwoven into every...

Chief Justice, Hon. Zaila McCalla has commended Justice Howard Cooke, retired Judge of the Court of Appeal; Hon. Justice Marva McIntosh, retired Senior Puisne Judge; and attorney-at-law George Watt, for...

There is now greater incentive for companies to invest in the redevelopment and renewal of urban areas, with the passing of the Urban Renewal and Tax relief Amendment Act, by...

The Ministry of Justice is developing a National Child Diversion Policy that will establish and sustain a justice system in which the best interests of the child is paramount and...

The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has committed funding of more than JMD $22 m toward the implementation of the National Child Protection Programme spearheaded by the Ministry of Justice....