President of the Court of Appeal, Dennis Morrison, has issued Emergency Practice Directions in light of COVID-19, suspending all in-person hearings in chambers and open court until Monday, May 11,...

The Justice Ministry’s Victim Services Division (VSD) has disseminated four of eight animations to tackle hard issues affecting youth in Jamaica. The VSD has a mandate to provide counselling and...

Executive Director of National Integrity Action (NIA), Professor Trevor Munroe, has commended the island’s judiciary for exceeding local and international case clearance rates. Supreme Court statistics for 2019 indicate that...

The Court Administration Division (CAD) is advising the public that all sittings and hearings of Parish Courts will be suspended from March 23 to April 20, except for matters deemed...

The Victim Services Division (VSD) is advising the public that its offices remain open for business, with measures implemented to protect staff and clients against contracting the coronavirus (COVID-19). Director...

The Legal Aid Council (LAC) is advising members of the public to contact the entity by telephone, email or via social media, in order to access justice services. The Council’s...

The Court Administration Division (CAD) has established an Emergency Call Centre to facilitate ease of access for Jamaicans to the Courts for information. This forms part of additional measures being...

The Court Administration Division (CAD) is assessing its operations to determine how best staff should be deployed amid the local transmissions of COVID-19. Chief Justice, Bryan Sykes said the functioning...