Jamaica
2026
- GOVERNMENT
- constitutional parliamentary democracy
- CONSTITUTION
- August 6, 1962
- LEGAL SYSTEM
- based on English common law
- LEGISLATIVE SYSTEM
- bicameral, Senate and House of Representatives
- JUDICIAL SYSTEM
- Supreme Court, judges appointed by the Governor General on the recommendation of the Prime Minister; Court of Appeal
RELIGIONS
majority Protestant
From the country
- JUNE 5, 2003JamaicaDEATH PENALTY
Jamaican National Security Minister Dr Peter Phillips...
Jamaican National Security Minister Dr Peter Phillips said he was pursuing plans to have the death penalty applied to cases in which people were found guilty of the importation of illegal guns
- MARCH 13, 2003JamaicaDEATH PENALTY
A report released by Amnesty International stated that...
A report released by Amnesty International stated that Jamaican police deliberately killed a group of young men in 2001 in a high-profile case known as the Braeton Seven
- FEBRUARY 28, 2003JamaicaDEATH PENALTY
Jamaica has too many "questionable police shootings"...
Jamaica has too many "questionable police shootings" and the government of the northern Caribbean island is doing too little to punish the officers involved, said Asma Jahangir, UN special rapporteur on extra-judicial, summary or arbitrary executions
- JANUARY 28, 2003JamaicaDEATH PENALTY
The London-based Privy Council, Jamaica's highest Court,...
The London-based Privy Council, Jamaica's highest Court, overturned the conviction of Michael Pringle for the rape and murder of Kevan Davidson in 1996
- JANUARY 22, 2003JamaicaDEATH PENALTY
Court of Appeal Judge Seymour Panton expressed concern...
Court of Appeal Judge Seymour Panton expressed concern over decisions handed down by the London-based Privy Council, saying that while the English Speaking Caribbean's highest court had served the region well in the past, in recent years it had not been c
- JANUARY 19, 2003JamaicaDEATH PENALTY
Amnesty International condemned plans by Jamaica's...
Amnesty International condemned plans by Jamaica's government to resume hangings
- JANUARY 1, 2003JamaicaDEATH PENALTY
Jamaica is a British Independent Territory that retains...
Jamaica is a British Independent Territory that retains the death penalty, but for which the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council is the final court of appeal
- DECEMBER 23, 2002JamaicaDEATH PENALTY
It was reported that Dr Lloyd Barnett, chairman of...
It was reported that Dr Lloyd Barnett, chairman of the Independent Jamaica Council for Human Rights and a leading constitutional lawyer, accused Mr Patterson of using the death penalty for political purposes
- DECEMBER 10, 2002JamaicaDEATH PENALTY
In a statement issued to commemorate International...
In a statement issued to commemorate International Human Rights Day, Amnesty International Jamaica described capital punishment as cruel, inhumane and degrading punishment, stating that it opposes without reservation, the death penalty and views plans to
- DECEMBER 10, 2002JamaicaDEATH PENALTY
Justice Minister A
Justice Minister A
- DECEMBER 4, 2002JamaicaDEATH PENALTY
Prime Minister P
Prime Minister P
- DECEMBER 2, 2002JamaicaDEATH PENALTY
Jamaica plans to bring back hanging to try to stem...
Jamaica plans to bring back hanging to try to stem a rise in violent crime, the Caribbean nation's No