Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck, is encouraging more Justices of the Peace (JPs) to offer their services as mediators and restorative justice facilitators to settle disputes involving community members....

Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck, says the Ministry will seek approval from Cabinet to use legal aid to pay mediators in the parish courts. “Mediation is a very important...

The Justice Training Institute (JTI) is making it easier for students to do their assessments amid the challenges caused by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Speaking with JIS News, Director Principal...

Cabinet has approved an increase in fees for attorneys-at-law empanelled by the Legal Aid Council (LAC) equivalent to 15 to 25 per cent of the market rate for private lawyers....

The Justice Ministry’s Justice Training Institute (JTI) has trained over 1,600 Justices of the Peace (JP) between April 2020 and August 2021, using the online modality. Of that number, 350...

The introduction of Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) methods to youth across the country could secure strengthened conflict-management techniques. ADR methods such as mediation, restorative justice, conciliation and arbitration are processes...

President of the Court of Appeal, the Hon. Mr. Justice Patrick Brooks, says there are concentrated efforts to reduce the backlog of 70 reserved cases. He disclosed that of the...

The Justice Training Institute (JTI) has reached more Jamaicans through the offering of classes online. Since last year, the Institute has been using the virtual modality to deliver training courses...