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Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck, speaking at a JIS Think Tank.
Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck, speaking at a JIS Think Tank.

305 Referrals To National Child Diversion Programme

By: Twila Wheelan, March 19, 2021
The Justice Ministry is reporting that 305 children have been referred to the National Child Diversion Programme since its implementation in March 2020. The programme involves implementing measures to divert...
Executive Director of the Victim Services Division (VSD), Osbourne Bailey, is encouraging persons to be screened for intimate partner violence.

Screening For Persons Who Think They Are Experiencing Intimate Partner Violence

By: Twila Wheelan, March 17, 2021
Director at the Victim Services Division (VSD), Ministry of Justice, Osbourne Bailey.

Crime Victims Encouraged To Access Counselling Support

By: Twila Wheelan, March 17, 2021

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Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck ( seated left); Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Justice, Sancia Bennett-Templer (seated centre); and Managing Director of Contraxx Enterprise Limited, Stephen Chung (seated right), sign contract valued at $90.87 million for the establishment of a Family Court facility in St. Ann, at the Ministry of Justice, in Kingston, on Wednesday (February 24). Sharing in the moment (from left) are: Senior Director, Corporate Services in the Ministry of Justice, Kathy Chambers-Adman; Chief Justice, Bryan Sykes; Chief Parish Court Judge, Justice Chester Crooks and Chief Technical Director in the Justice Ministry, Grace-Ann Stewart-McFarlane.
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Contract Signed For Family Court In St. Ann

A contract valued at $90.87 million has been signed between the Ministry of Justice and Contraxx Enterprise Limited, for the establishment of a Family Court facility, in St. Ann’s Bay,...
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By: Nickieta Sterling, February 25, 2021
Justice Minister, Hon. Delroy Chuck (left), converses with Minister of Education, Youth and Information and Member of Parliament for St. Andrew Eastern, Hon. Fayval Williams, in front of the August Town Restorative Justice Centre, at its new location at 83 August Town Road, St. Andrew, on Tuesday (February 2).​
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More Justice Centres Coming

The Ministry of Justice plans to establish three additional justice centres over the course of the year into 2022 as part of the continued drive to increase access by Jamaicans...
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By: Rochelle Williams, February 3, 2021