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Minimum 45 years sentence for murder - Chuck
Justice Minister Delroy Chuck says the Government is moving to amend the Offences of the Person Act to increase the mandatory minimum sentence for murder from 15 to 45 years.
Do more for jurors Minister Chuck, urges Scott-Mottley
Opposition Spokesperson on Information and Justice Senator Donna Scott-Mottley is calling on the Minister of Justice, the Honourable Delroy Chuck, to increase the stipend paid to jurors who attend court on jury duty.
No mercy for delinquent traffic ticket holders - Chuck mulls night court to facilitate payments
Adamant that law and order must be maintained, Justice Minister Delroy Chuck has scoffed at calls for a "payment plan" by delinquent motorists who have failed to pay their outstanding traffic tickets.
Political Ombudsman gets the red card
THE Government is projecting savings of more than $30 million annually with the shuttering of the Office of the Political Ombudsman (OPO) and shifting its functions to the Electoral Commission of Jamaica.