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The Ministry of Legal and Constitutional Affairs will be embarking on a public education campaign on the laws of Jamaica and the rights of citizens. The initiative will target technocrats and the wider public, with special emphasis on the legislative process, the role of stakeholders, as well as the Government’s legal and constitutional reform agendas. […]

Minister Malahoo Forte’s interview on Nationwide’s morning programme (“It’s This Morning”) about the Constitutional Reform Agenda.

On Friday, September 9, 2022, the Ministry of Legal and Constitutional Affairs convened inaugural meeting with the Ministries’ Legislative Teams. The aim is to use a projectised approach to law reform to achieve results.

Courtesy Call on the Minister by His Excellency Mr. Fermin Quinones, Ambassador of the Republic of Cuba to Jamaica.

Courtesy call on the Minister by His Excellency Mr. Daojiang Chen, Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to Jamaica.

Hon. Marlene Malahoo Forte, KC, JP, MP, Minister; Wayne O. Robertson, Permanent Secretary (Actg.); Her Excellency Judith Slater, British High Commissioner to Jamaica; and Mr. Daniel Sheppard (British High Commission in Jamaica). Hon. Marlene Malahoo Forte, KC, JP, MP, Minister; Wayne O. Robertson, Permanent Secretary (Actg.); Her Excellency Judith Slater, British High Commissioner to Jamaica;…

Hon. Marlene Malahoo Forte, QC, JP, MP, Minister of Legal and Constitutional Affairs (left) & Mr. Mark Fenhalls, QC, President, Bar Council of England (right) Hon. Marlene Malahoo Forte, QC, JP, MP, Minister of Legal and Constitutional Affairs (left) closely examines civic regalia worn by Cllr. Maureen Cornish, Lord Mayor of Birmingham (right) Hon. Marlene Malahoo Forte, QC, JP, MP, Minister of Legal and Constitutional Affairs (left) & The…

Minister of Legal and Constitutional Affairs, Hon. Marlene Malahoo Forte, says her Ministry will take charge of and give focused attention to the Government’s legislative agenda and its legal and constitutional reform aspirations. Speaking in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (January 18), Mrs. Malahoo Forte noted that the creation of the Ministry could be […]