EDITORS' FORUM': Hustlers' - Unprofessional lawyers frustrating justice system
The president of the Resident Magistrates' Association has blasted some of the island's attorneys, labelling them 'hustlers'. Marlene Malahoo Forte, who sits in the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate's Court, yesterday told a Gleaner Editors' Forum at the newspaper's North Street...
Montague announces indigent housing fund
A drive to raise $50 million for an indigent housing fund was announced yesterday by the State Minister for with responsibility for Local Government, Robert Montague. In his contribution to the 2008/2009 Sectoral Debate in Parliament, Montague appealed to his colleagues...
Cutting court case backlog
The issue of the huge case backlog in the court system was among the matters highlighted at a Gleaner Editors' Forum yesterday. During the discussion, Justice Minister Dorothy Lightbourne identified a number of initiatives to tackle the problem...
NWC tightens collection leak
Faced with an average $50-million increase in its monthly electricity bill, the National Water Commission (NWC) yesterday warned that it would be intensifying its collection drive while it seeks to reduce its energy usage. NWC President E.G. Hunter said ...
No confidence in justice system - stakeholders
MAJOR JUSTICE stakeholders have agreed that Jamaicans have lost confidence in the justice system. Paula Llewellyn, the director of public prosecutions (DPP), yesterday admitted at a Gleaner Editors' Forum that public confidence in the system is not where it out ought to be...
Gov't modifies Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) review panel recommendations
The government has made a number of changes to the recommendations to transform the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF). Dr Herbert Thompson, head of the JCF strategic review panel, said the modifications were made to the proposed name change for the JCF, the establishment ...
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