Scores of persons with disabilities benefited from a range of justice services as the Legal Aid Council (LAC) took its series of justice fairs to the Claude Stuart Park in...

Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, says the Manchester police have had “significant success” in apprehending persons responsible for illicit activities in the parish, noting that 76 per...

The Senate, on Friday (October 18), passed the Judicature (Rules of Court) (Amendment) Act, 2024, which will facilitate Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) membership on the Rules Committee of the...

The $172.7-million Hanover Justice Centre will serve as a model for the buildout of a network of these centres islandwide. The contract for the centre was signed on Friday (October...

The House of Representatives on Tuesday (October 1) passed the Judicature (Rules of Court) (Amendment) Act, 2024, which will facilitate membership of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) on the...

The Department of Correctional Services (DCS) has unveiled its digitised Correctional Management System (CMS) which is intended to revolutionise correctional management operations in Jamaica. The Nexus platform will streamline operations...

Initiatives designed to improve the rehabilitation of inmates in correctional facilities are yielding fruit, says Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn. She told JIS...

The Administrator-General (AG) has been empowered to administer estates solely comprising personal property not exceeding $1.5 million without the need for a Grant of Administration from the Courts. This increase...