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Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Justice, Mrs. Carol Palmer, addresses a convention of Seventh-day Adventists at the West Jamaica Conference Centre in Montego Bay on August 27.
Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Justice, Mrs. Carol Palmer, addresses a convention of Seventh-day Adventists at the West Jamaica Conference Centre in Montego Bay on August 27.

Supervise Children’s Use of Social Media

By: Marlon Tingling, August 30, 2016
Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Justice, Carol Palmer, is encouraging parents to supervise their children’s use of social media. Mrs. Palmer said perpetrators of human trafficking often use information...
Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Justice, Mrs. Carol Palmer, addresses a convention of Seventh-day Adventists at the West Jamaica Conference Centre in Montego Bay on August 27.

Government Will Not Relent in Fight Against Human Trafficking – Palmer

By: Marlon Tingling, August 29, 2016
Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck.

New Database Supporting Jamaica’s Fight Against Human Trafficking

By: Rochelle Williams, August 29, 2016

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Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck.
Justice

Transfer of Forensic Files to be Improved

The Government is putting in place measures to have more efficient completion and transfer of forensic files, for improved processing of court cases. Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck, indicates...
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By: Denise Dennis , August 17, 2016
Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck.
Justice

Retired Judges to be Rehired

Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck, says a submission has been made to Cabinet to seek approval to amend the Constitution to allow for retired judges to offer their services....
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By: Latonya Linton , August 16, 2016
Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck.
Justice

Courts to be Equipped with Modern Technology

The Government is seeking to equip the nation’s courts with the relevant technology as part of measures to increase efficiency. During a recent interview on the Jamaica Information Service (JIS)...
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By: Latonya Linton, August 16, 2016
Member of the Citizen Security and Justice Programme (CSJP) Men with a Message advocacy group, Jermaine Austin, addresses young people who benefitted from a CSJP summer school workshop in 2015. (FILE)
JusticeYouth

20,000 At-Risk Youth Benefit From CSJP

Over 20,000 at-risk youth have benefitted from the Citizen Security and Justice Programme (CSJP). The group is defined as young people who have factors in their lives or experienced events...
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By: Shelly-Ann Irving, August 14, 2016
Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck (left), signs the US$696,300 contract to upgrade the software at the Administrator General’s Department (AGD), yesterday (August 11), at the AGD’s downtown Kingston offices. To the Minister’s left are Administrator General and Chief Executive Officer, Lona Brown and Managing Director of Argosoft, Ramachandran Gopalan. Standing behind the Minister is Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Mrs. Carol Palmer.
JusticeTechnology

Software Upgrade at AGD

Service delivery by the Administrator General’s Department (AGD) is set to improve as a result of a US$696,300 software upgrade. With the Trust and Estate Management System (TEMS), the agency...
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By: Garfield L. Angus, August 12, 2016
Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck.
Justice

Plea Bargaining Act to be Amended

Justice Minister, Hon. Delroy Chuck, says that changes are to be made to the Criminal Justice (Plea Negotiations and Agreement) Act in order to make the legislation more effective and...
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By: Shelly-Ann Irving, August 7, 2016