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Minister of Justice, Senator the Hon. Mark Golding (right), emphasises a point while addressing journalists at a Jamaica House media briefing on January 21. Looking on is Minister with responsibility for Information, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer.
Minister of Justice, Senator the Hon. Mark Golding (right), emphasises a point while addressing journalists at a Jamaica House media briefing on January 21. Looking on is Minister with responsibility for Information, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer.

Authority To Be Set Up To Regulate Medicinal Ganja Industry

By: Alecia Smith-Edwards, January 21, 2015
A Cannabis Licensing Authority is to be established to regulate the proposed hemp and medicinal ganja industry in Jamaica. This is one of the provisions of the Dangerous Drugs (Amendment)...
Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (right), presents Public Defender, Arlene Harrison Henry, with the instrument of appointment, during a swearing in ceremony at King’s House on January 16.

New Public Defender Sworn In

By: Athaliah Baker, January 16, 2015
Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (4th left); Chief Justice, Hon. Mrs. Justice Zaila McCalla (3rd left); and President, Court of Appeal, Hon. Justice Seymour Panton (4th right), share a moment with newly appointed judges of the Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court, after they were sworn into office on January 5 at King’s House. They are (from left): Mr. Chester R. Stamp; Mr. Kissock Christopher St. E. Laing; Hon. Mrs. Justice Almarie A. Sinclair Haynes; Her Honour Mrs. Lorna E. Shelly Williams; and Mrs. Vinette B. Graham Allen.

Five Judges Sworn Into Higher Office

By: Chris Patterson, January 5, 2015

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Custos of St. James, Hon. Ewen Corrodus (left), presents Regional Director in the Ministry of Education Region 4 Montego Bay Office, Mrs. Hillary Foster, with the instrument of office during the official installation ceremony for 33 new Justices of the Peace (JPs), for the parish of St. James, held at the West Jamaica Conference Centre in Mt. Salem, Montego Bay, on December 11.
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More JPs to Serve St. James

Thirty three new Justices of the Peace (JPs) were installed in the parish of St. James on December 11, by Custos, Hon. Ewen Corrodus and Chief Justice, Hon. Justice Zaila...
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By: Glenis A. Rose, December 12, 2014
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Senate Begins Debate on Evidence Bill

Debate on the Evidence (Amendment) Bill, which seeks to introduce significant reforms in the justice system, began in the Senate, on December 4. Opening the debate, Minister of Justice, Senator...
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By: Latonya Linton, December 5, 2014
Minister of Justice, Senator the Hon. Mark Golding (2nd left), presents Principal Executive Officer, Court Management Services, Carol Hughes (2nd right), with a new computer, which was among 29 handed over on November 13, during a ceremony at the Supreme Court, North Complex, downtown Kingston. The computer systems were obtained under the ongoing Justice Undertakings for Social Transformation (JUST) programme. Others (from right) are: Canadian High Commissioner to Jamaica, His Excellency Robert Ready; Director, Justice Reform Implementation Unit, Ministry of Justice, Donna Parchment Brown; and Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Carol Palmer.
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29 Computers Handed Over To Court System

Twenty-nine computers, acquired under the Justice Undertakings for Social Transformation (JUST) programme were formally handed over to Justice Minister, Hon. Mark Golding, on November 13, for deployment in the court...
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By: Chris Patterson, November 14, 2014