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Chief Justice, Hon. Bryan Sykes, speaks at a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) 'Think Tank', recently.

Judiciary Embraces International Court Best Practices

By: Jermi-Lee Nelson, February 26, 2025

The Judiciary is actively working to modernise court operations by employing best practices learned from its membership in international court management forums and organisations. Chief Justice, Hon. Bryan Sykes, emphasised...

Custos of Clarendon, Hon. Edith Chin (left), greets Manager, Adjudication Services for the National Land Agency, Chalene Laughton, at a Sensitisation Session for Justices of the Peace for Clarendon, at The Verandah, Clarendon Park, on February 25. At centre is Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck.

Justice Minister Calls on JPs to Assist in the Fight Against Crime and Violence

By: Barbara Ellington, February 26, 2025

Chief Justice, Hon. Bryan Sykes, speaks at a recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank.

Digital Court Recordings to Benefit Legal Practitioners

By: Jermi-Lee Nelson, February 25, 2025

Justice 1 year ago Jamaicans Urged to Make Use of Social Justice Programmes
By: Vanessa James, February 21, 2025
Justice 1 year ago Measures in Place to Protect Digital Court Recordings
By: Jermi-Lee Nelson, February 19, 2025
Justice 1 year ago Construction of Clarendon Justice Centre to Commence in Fiscal Year 2025/26
By: Latonya Linton, February 17, 2025

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$105.13m Earmarked to Construct Hanover Justice Centre

A total of $105.13 million has been allocated by the Government for the Hanover Justice Centre’s construction, to facilitate the provision of restorative justice, child diversion and mediation services in...

By: Latonya Linton, February 17, 2025

Minister of Justice , Hon. Delroy Chuck, addresses the opening ceremony for the Legal Aid Council’s (LAC) justice fair for persons with disabilities held at Independence Park in Savanna-La- Mar, Westmoreland, on Friday (Feb. 14).

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Citizens Urged to Join Fight Against Crime

Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck, is imploring citizens to play their part in ensuring that crime continues to trend downwards on the island. “Across Jamaica, there's a 22 per...

By: Serena Grant, February 17, 2025

Chief Justice, Hon. Bryan Sykes, speaks at a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank, on February 14.

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Improved Efficiency Expected with Digital Recording of Trial Court Proceedings

The Judiciary is to introduce digital recording of criminal proceedings in the country’s trial courts at the start of the easter term, beginning in April, to improve efficiency and the...

By: Jermi-Lee Nelson, February 14, 2025

Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck, addresses a Justices of the Peace Sensitisation Session, held at the Royalton in Negril, Westmoreland, on Wednesday, February 12.

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Justice Minister Calls on JPs to Mentor Young People

Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck, has called on Justices of the Peace (JPs) to take a more active role in mentoring young people and encouraging them to pursue legitimate...

By: Okoye Henry, February 14, 2025

Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck, addresses a Justices of the Peace Sensitisation Session, held at the Royalton in Negril, Westmoreland, on February 12.

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JPs Urged to Collaborate More Closely with the Police

Justices of the Peace (JPs) in Western Jamaica have been urged to collaborate more closely with law enforcement in combatting criminal gangs, by Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck. The...

By: Okoye Henry, February 14, 2025

Acting Director, Restorative Justice Branch, Social Justice Division, Ministry of Justice, Sheron Betancourt.

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More Than 12,000 Students Benefit From Restorative Justice Training

More than 12,000 students have benefitted from training in restorative justice practices under an initial two-year Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) established in May 2022 between the Ministry of Justice and...

By: JERMI-LEE NELSON, February 9, 2025

Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck, participates in a balloon release with students of Oberlin High School at Hope Gardens in St. Andrew on Thursday (February 6). The exercise was part of a resocialisation intervention activity hosted by the Justice Ministry’s Victim Services Division (VSD) for children who have encountered traumatic experiences.

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Oberlin High School Students Benefit from Victim Services Division Resocialisation Intervention

Thirty-seven students from Oberlin High School in St. Andrew, who experienced traumatic events, are now better equipped to manage the resulting negative emotions, having benefited from a resocialisation intervention hosted...

By: Donique Weston, February 7, 2025

Justice Minister, Hon. Delroy Chuck (left), presents newly commissioned Justice of the Peace (JP), Elaine Antwine, with her seal of office during the swearing-in ceremony for 120 JPs for the parish of Kingston on Thursday (February 6). The ceremony was held of the Office of the Custos Rotulorum, Hon. Steadman Fuller (second right), in downtown Kingston. At right is High Court Judge, Hon. Sonia Bertram-Linton.

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Number of JPs in Service Islandwide Doubles

The number of Justices of the Peace (JPs) in service islandwide has doubled, according to Justice Minister, Hon. Delroy Chuck. “Over the past nine years… we have moved from 5,000...

By: Rochelle Williams, February 7, 2025

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Justice Minister Calls on JPs to Assist in the Fight Against Crime and Violence

Digital Court Recordings to Benefit Legal Practitioners

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$105.13m Earmarked to Construct Hanover Justice Centre

Citizens Urged to Join Fight Against Crime

Improved Efficiency Expected with Digital Recording of Trial Court Proceedings

Justice Minister Calls on JPs to Mentor Young People

JPs Urged to Collaborate More Closely with the Police

More Than 12,000 Students Benefit From Restorative Justice Training

Oberlin High School Students Benefit from Victim Services Division Resocialisation Intervention

Number of JPs in Service Islandwide Doubles

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