KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC—The Ministry of Authorized and Constitutional Affairs has launched an initiative to interact Jamaicans within the institutional reform course of.
After over 60 years beneath its independence structure, Jamaica seeks to maneuver ahead with an bold constitutional reform agenda. A lot of the main target has been on enhancing the structure’s distinctively Jamaican character by way of modifications equivalent to establishing a republic to sever one of many remaining ties with the UK.
The Everlasting Secretary within the Ministry, Wayne O. Robertson, mentioned that the initiative goals to succeed in residents by participating with them in communities and on the streets.
“We’ve pivoted… the place we at the moment are going into the cities throughout Jamaica and within the nooks and crannies of Jamaica to interact the person on the street. We acknowledge that webinars and city corridor conferences are important, however we have to be extra granular in our strategy,” he advised a Jamaica Data Service (JIS) Assume Tank.
“The technique has modified; we aren’t departing from the opposite engagements. We’re persevering with with these and have accomplished six city corridor conferences in six parishes. We’re not completed, however we have now gone all through Jamaica to interact and educate Jamaicans on the Structure and the Invoice, specifically, earlier than the home,” Robertson mentioned.
The Everlasting Secretary mentioned that, thus far, the constitutional reform engagements have reached each sector of society.
“I’m not saying that we have now reached each Jamaican, however we have now intentionally engaged all sectors. We began with the ministries, departments, and businesses; we have now additionally met with the personal sector, commerce unions, and susceptible teams, and we aren’t stopping there,” he added.
Robertson additionally introduced that the Ministry is working to launch the Jamaica Authorized Data Portal (JLIP) by April, which is able to enable Jamaicans to entry legal guidelines and authorized literature.
“That portal is revolutionary. Presently, no single repository incorporates all authorized literature in a single house. We suggest introducing a platform, a web site you possibly can go to to obtain any legislation you want. However we’re going past that to incorporate the Jamaica Gazette publications and different judicial info,” Robertson mentioned.
He mentioned rulings will even be accessible from the JLIP web site.
“If the Supreme Courtroom has a selected ruling, a judgment, it’s also possible to obtain the judgment and skim accordingly. It could be a one-stop store for all of the legal guidelines of Jamaica. Presently, we’re on the level of consumer acceptance testing, and the venture is predicted to be accomplished by subsequent month,” he mentioned.
