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Chief Justice and Keeper of the Records, Hon. Zaila McCalla (left), exchanges greetings with Registrar General of St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Andrea Young Lewis, during the opening ceremony of the Caribbean Civil Registration and Identity Management Conference at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James on July 7.
Chief Justice and Keeper of the Records, Hon. Zaila McCalla (left), exchanges greetings with Registrar General of St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Andrea Young Lewis, during the opening ceremony of the Caribbean Civil Registration and Identity Management Conference at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James on July 7.

Chief Justice Welcomes Civil Registration Conference

By: Marlon Tingling, July 8, 2016
Chief Justice, Hon. Zaila McCalla, has welcomed the staging of the inaugural Civil Registration and Identity Management Conference in creating a platform for improving how vital data is captured by...
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport Hon Olivia Grange (left), in discussion with Senior Director in the Ministry's Sport Division, Florette Blackwood, during the recent orientation session for newly appointed members of the independent Jamaica Anti-Doping Disciplinary Panel and Jamaica Anti-Doping Appeals Tribunal, at The Courtleigh Hotel & Suites in New Kingston.

New Appointments for Anti-Doping Disciplinary Panel and Appeals Tribunal

By: E. Hartman Reckord, July 7, 2016
Attorney General, Hon. Marlene Malahoo Forte, makes her presentation Representatives. (File Photo)

Attorney General Proposes Radical Changes to Curb Crime

By: Chris Patterson, July 6, 2016

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More Judges for Parish Courts

The Government is seeking to increase the number of judges available to serve in parish courts. “In the short term, we want to employ at least another 15 or 20...
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By: Latonya Linton, June 17, 2016
Justice Minister, Hon. Delroy Chuck (centre); Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Justice, Carol Palmer (fifth right, front row) and Custos of St. Elizabeth, Hon. Beryl Rochester (5th left, front row), with the 56 new Justices of the Peace (JPs) who were installed in St. Elizabeth on June 16, at Beadle’s Hall, in Santa Cruz. The Minister delivered the keynote address.
Justice

Training for JPs Islandwide

Justice Minister, Hon. Delroy Chuck, says a major training programme is to be implemented for Justices of the Peace (JPs) islandwide, to empower them to play a greater role in...
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By: Marlon Tingling, June 17, 2016
Justice Minister, Hon. Delroy Chuck (at podium), addresses the launch of the Jamaica Constabulary Force’s (JCF) computerized criminal records system, at the Police Officers’ Club on Hope Road in St. Andrew, on June 3. Sated at the head table (from left) are: Communications Consultant with the Ministry of National Security, Mark Thomas, who chaired the function; and Project Executive with the United Kingdom-based ACRO Criminal Records Office, David McKinney.
Justice

Criminal Records System Computerized

The Jamaica Constabulary Force’s (JCF) criminal records system is now computerized. Installed at a cost of approximately $98.1 million (£545,267), with funding from the United Kingdom (UK) Government, the electronic...
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By: Douglas McIntosh, June 3, 2016