With the review of the new Bail Act still being undertaken by the Joint Select Committee, now’s the time to begin to understand what the proposed legislation entails. The Act will repeal and replace the current Act of 2000, and will introduce several new stipulations. In a recent JIS Think Tank Interview, Minister of Legal and Constitutional Affairs, Marlene Malahoo...

Work is advancing on the Bail Act 2022, which will repeal and replace the existing Act of 2000 and reform the overall bail framework in the criminal justice system. The right to bail is a constitutionally guaranteed right, that is closely related to the right to freedom of movement and the right to liberty.

Changing a country’s Constitution is not as cut and dry a process as people may think. This is especially true when that change is part of transitioning a Nation from a Constitutional Monarchy to a Republic. As a Constitutional Monarchy, Jamaica is regarded as a Commonwealth Realm and receives certain benefits from the United Kingdom, from trade to debt financing...

What does it mean to have Jamaica rest squarely in the hands of Jamaicans? That’s a question that will have to be answered with Jamaica’s transition from a Constitutional Monarchy to a Republic. Minister of Legal and Constitutional Affairs, Marlene Malahoo Forte says Jamaicans will have to play their part in ensuring the transition is smooth and effective. She says,...

Transitioning from a constitutional monarchy to a republic means different things to different Jamaicans across the country. Minister of Legal and Constitutional Affairs, Marlene Malahoo Forte says it is a critical step for our young nation to complete the move to independence. In an exclusive interview at Jamaica House with Darren Mara and his team from SBS TV Australia, Mrs....

Jamaica is now on the path towards transitioning from a Constitutional Monarchy to a Republic. To breakdown in greater detail the status of Jamaica's Constitutional reform process, Minister of Legal and Constitutional Affairs, Marlene Malahoo Forte, sat down for an exclusive interview at Jamaica House with Darren Mara and his team from SBS TV Australia. For this week’s You and...

A new Bail Act is coming. Recently the Bill was laid in the House of Representatives by Legal and Constitutional Affairs Minister, Marlene Malahoo Forte. The Bail Act 2022, consisting of 24 Clauses and four Schedules, will repeal and replace the existing Act of 2000 and reform the bail framework in the criminal justice system. 

The dynamic nature of her profession and her thirst for knowledge has kept Ms. Simmons in the legal profession for some 31 years. For her outstanding contribution to the Legal Profession and to the Judiciary of Jamaica, The Honorable Justice Nicole Simmons will be conferred with the Order of Distinction in the Rank of Commander (CD) on Heroes Day, October...