Prime Minister the Hon. Bruce Golding today (April 21) secured funding for a four-year programme that will improve the effectiveness of Jamaica's justice system. He made this announcement following the...

The Ministry of Justice is concerned about media reports which have raised questions about the propriety of the Government's purchase of the NCB owned property at 52-54 King Street. The...

A Puisne Judge and two Senior Resident Magistrates, were sworn in Thursday (April 9), to act as a Court of Appeal Judge and Puisne Judges, respectively, by the Governor General,...

The Courthouses and Judicial Residences Programme, in the Ministry of Justice, is projected to spend $402 million this fiscal year on construction and improvements to court houses, including the Supreme...

The Citizens Security and Justice Project (CSJP) will be enhanced with the provision of $964 million, as stated in the 2009/10 Estimates of Expenditure, currently before the House of Representatives....

The Ministry of Justice is again warning unsuspecting members of the public to desist from handing over Court fees, fines or other payments to unauthorized individuals. The Ministry's reminder follows...

The Joint Select Committee considering the Report on the Review of the Defamation Law held its first meeting on Thursday March 19 at Gordon House, Duke Street Kingston. The 12-member...

The Television Department of the Jamaica Information Service (JIS) has presented a video documentary 'Working it Out', to the Dispute Resolution Foundation. The video was aired in two parts, on...

Corruption has declined significantly in Jamaica since 2006, Director of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Dr. Karen Hilliard, has confirmed. In an interview with JIS News, Dr....

Chief Executive Officer of the Dispute Resolution Foundation (DRF), Donna Parchment-Brown, says that the celebration of the National Year of Dispute Resolution, should create the basis for a reduction in...

Chief Justice Zaila McCalla was released from the Tony Thwaites Wing of the University Hospital of the West Indies, yesterday, after completing a series of tests. Minister of Information, Culture,...