A mediation programme is being piloted in the parish courts as part of efforts to reduce the backlog of cases, while enabling persons to settle disputes peacefully. The programme is...

The Justice Ministry is expanding the cadre of restorative justice facilitators serving communities with additional personnel to come on stream in January 2022. This means that more Jamaicans will be...

Newly installed Custos of St. Catherine, businesswoman and community builder, Hon. Icylin M. Golding, has been welcomed by several stakeholders. Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck, said Mrs. Golding was...

The Bull Bay Police Station in the Kingston Eastern police division has copped the coveted Top Station award in the 2021 Police Civilian Oversight Authority (PCOA) ‘Transforming Our Police Service’...

The States of Public Emergency (SOEs) now in place in seven police divisions across the island will expire on Saturday (27 November). This, after two resolutions to extend the SOEs...

Two retrofitted mobile units were handed over to the Court Administration Division to facilitate the participation of vulnerable witnesses, enabling them to give their testimonies from a remote location. The...

The Judiciary of Jamaica has launched its Remote Hearing Guidelines aimed at providing guidance on the technological arrangements for the conduct of remote hearings in all courts. The guidelines are...

Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck, while noting improvements in case disposal rates said he would like to see all matters brought before the courts completed within three years. “I...