In November 2017, the Government of Jamaica passed the first version of the National Identification and Registration Bill, which sought to establish a reliable identification system for Jamaica.
The bill would later be struck…
In December 2020, The Government of Jamaica tabled a new version of The National Identification and Registration Act. This revised version of the Bill follows the Supreme Court ruling of 2019 where the…
In February 2021, The NIDS Focus Coalition made a submission to the Joint Select Committee of Parliament reviewing the National Identification and Registration Act, 2020 (NIDS). The submission outlines a series of concerns…
The Disaster Risk Management (Enforcement Measures) (No. 7) Order, 2020 was made available on June 6, 2020 - despite the Order being dated June 1, 2020.
The threat of the COVID19 virus instigated the…
Following their August 2020 release from detention under State of Emergency, five men challenged the State on the legality of their detention. The Supreme Court ruled, on the 18th of September 2020, that…
Noel Chambers died after spending 40 years in prison without ever standing trial. He was deemed “unfit to plead” – meaning the Court found that he was not mentally fit to stand trial. He was detained “at the Governor General’s pleasure”…
The Disaster Risk Management (Enforcement Measures) (No. 5) Order, 2020 was published on May 6, 2020.
This is the seventh (7th) publication made by the Jamaican Government since March 13, 2020, following the…
The Disaster Risk Management (Enforcement Measures) (No. 4) Order, 2020 was published on April 23, 2020. This is the sixth Order by the Jamaican Government since March 13, 2020, following the declaration of…
April 21, 2020 – Jamaicans for Justice (JFJ) commends the government for its swift and thorough response to COVID-19; recognising the dynamic nature of this situation, which highlights a difficult balance that our…