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Chief Justice Brian Sykes (right) presents the Jamaican Ministry of Justice's 2024-2028 Strategic Business Plan to the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Justice, Grace Ann Stewart-McFarlane. The document was launched on April 10 at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in St Andrew. (Photo: JIS)
April 12, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Chief Justice Brian Sykes announces plans to develop training programs for members of the leadership core of the Jamaican judiciary, building on the recently launched 2024-2028 Strategic Business Plan did.
The training program, which is expected to be rolled out by 2025, will target judges, registrars, commission managers and supervisors and will be facilitated by the Courts Administration Department (CAD) and other sector stakeholders. You will develop skills and abilities to manage a court.
Mr Justice Sykes was speaking at the formal launch of the strategic plan at the Terranova All-Suite Hotel in St Andrew on Wednesday 10th April.
He said CAD would also consider structural changes to better serve internal stakeholders.
“CAD was established to provide corporate services to the courtroom. In addition to moving into a new building in New Kingston in the coming weeks, we will begin to see the impact in terms of staffing. will have more resources to respond to the needs of courts and judges in a timely manner, which will be highlighted in the new strategic planning period,” he noted.
In an interview after the ceremony, Mr Sykes said court leaders would also benefit from the training opportunities available through the Jamaica Defense Force (JDF) and other organizations to ensure they were properly equipped to carry out their duties. He said he would accept it.
“What we're trying to do is find courses where they can benefit us. Because, you know, the military spends a lot of time and effort on training, and the leadership… “It's general in some ways, but you tailor it to the specific needs of your organization,” he said.
Judge Sykes noted that one of his areas of interest is building the strategic thinking capacity of judges and other court staff so that they can better provide opinions on issues of national importance. .
“We have to get justice and our rights. [officers] Thinking in that light, when I hear, for example, that Portmore will become the 15th judicial parish, I have to think about what that means. What is the likely population? What legal services are they likely to need? How large should the court be? What types of cases are expected to occur? “As the process progresses, we will start to formulate a plan for when that will become a reality, but we also have a say,” Judge Sykes said.
—JIS