President of the St. Andrew Justices of the Peace Association (SAJP), Marigold Harding, says the entity will be applying for charitable status this year. Speaking in a JIS News interview,...

The Law Reform (Amendment of Penalties) Act 2019 was tabled in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (February 5). According to the Memorandum of Objects and Reasons, a decision has...

Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck, says construction of a new courthouse for Mandeville, Manchester, should begin in the next fiscal year. Addressing the swearing-in ceremony for 35 new Justices...

   

Government and private sector stakeholders in St. James have pledged to work together to ensure the maintenance of law and order, even as the State of Public Emergency (SOE) has...

Restorative justice is deemed pivotal to maintaining peace in volatile communities benefitting from phase three implementation of the Citizen Security and Justice Programme (CSJP III). The process entails parties impacted...

The Restorative Justice unit in the Justice Ministry has been lauded for its work by Citizen Security and Justice Programme (CSJP) III Communications/Social Marketing Specialist, Patrice Tomlinson-Nephew. “Restorative Justice is...

The Ministry of Justice has a new Legislative Production Management System (LPMS), which will greatly aid the country to efficiently draft new legislation and update existing laws. “The Legislative Production...