Minister of Justice and Attorney General, Senator Dorothy Lightbourne, has said that that it will cost approximately $103 million annually to deal with the backlog of cases in the courts....

'You have the right to an attorney' is a line that anyone who watches TV crime dramas, such as "Law and Order" would be familiar with. But, Executive Director of...

Minister of Justice and Attorney General, Senator Dorothy Lightbourne, yesterday (February 5) signed an agreement for a C$500,000 contribution from the Canadian-Caribbean Cooperation Fund (CCF) to further develop the Restorative...

Executive Director of the Legal Aid Council, Hugh Faulkner, has pledged to make legal aid services available to all Jamaicans, regardless of their means. "We are trying to ensure that...

The Legal Aid Council has embarked on a duty counsel sensitisation programme, which is aimed at ensuring that the rights of citizens, who are detained or arrested, are fully observed,...

The members of the Manchester Lay Magistrates Association have been commended for their contribution to the administration of justice in the parish. "This chapter has been exemplary and within the...

Medical Practitioner, Dr. David Stair, is to be installed as Custos of Hanover on March 5, 2009. He succeeds the Hon. Mavis Whitter-King CD, who demitted office in 2006 for...

Senior Director in the Ministry of Justice, Marcia Beverley, has underscored the provisions and benefits to be derived under the Justice Transformation Agenda Programme, which the administration is pursuing for...

Minister of Justice and Attorney General, Senator A.J. Nicholson, has said that Jamaica must address the scourge of human trafficking, if the country was to achieve true development. If we...

Amendments to the Offences Against the Person Act, to cover any murder committed during a housebreaking, will be tabled in the Houses of Parliament before the end of the legislative...

The Government of Jamaica is undertaking a comprehensive review of the island's justice system and will, within the next two months, engage an expert in justice sector reform to lead...