Seven hundred members of Jamaica’s criminal justice system are being targeted for participation in an islandwide series of social justice and gender sensitivity training workshops, designed to improve access to...

The police are reminding individuals selling livestock, particularly cattle, to ensure that they are tagged under the National Animal Identification and Traceability System (NAITS). Designed to combat praedial larceny, the...

Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), Paula Llewellyn, has urged educators to help change the growing culture of little regard for work ethics, by discussing the issue with students. The DPP...

Stakeholders have welcomed the recent launch of the Jamaica Legal Information Portal (JLIP). The platform is intended to improve public access to Jamaica’s laws, educate the public about all aspects...

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of National Security and Chairperson of the National Taskforce Against Trafficking in Persons (NATFATIP), Ambassador Alison Stone Roofe, says Jamaica continues to make important strides...

The Ministry of Justice is seeking to ensure that mentally disordered persons receive quality legal representation and that inclusivity is achieved across the sector. To support that effort, the Legal...

Director of the Justice Ministry’s Victim Services Branch (VSB), Dionne Dawn Binns, says child-friendly spaces are providing an environment to help children who are victims of crime feel safe. “These...

The Legal Aid Council (LAC) is taking steps to equip police stations with updated lists of Duty Counsels. A Duty Counsel is an attorney appointed to provide legal representation for...