Tag Archives: Prof. velma Newton

IMPACT Justice sponsors Community Mediation Training Workshop for Police Officers and Mediation Refresher

The Canadian Government-funded project Improved Access to Justice in the Caribbean (IMPACT Justice) sponsored a Community Mediation Workshop for Police Officers from March 27th – 31st, 2017 at the Lloyd Erskine Sandiford Centre, Two Mile Hill, St. Michael. This workshop falls under the Project’s larger Alternative Dispute Resolution programme which seeks to build capacity in the…
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IMPACT Justice hosting training in Restorative Practices and Restorative Justice Conference Facilitation in Barbados

The Canadian Government-funded project Improved Access to Justice in the Caribbean (IMPACT Justice) is hosting two workshops each in Restorative Practices and Restorative Justice Conference Facilitation in Barbados as part of its broader Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) programme being executed in CARICOM Member States.  IMPACT Justice is a regional justice sector reform project which is…
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Regional Police Officers among Persons to Receive Training in Supporting Victims of Crime from IMPACT Justice Project

Regional Police Officers among Persons to Receive Training in Supporting Victims of Crime from IMPACT Justice Project The Canadian Government-funded Improved Access to Justice in the Caribbean (IMPACT Justice) Project hosted a training course entitled “Enhancing Support to Victims of Crime”. The course was attended by police officers of varying ranks along with gender specialists, counsellors, community…
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IMPACT Justice Draft Model Arbitration Bill Reviewed by Committee

IMPACT Justice Draft Model Arbitration Bill Being Reviewed by Committee In response to requests by some CARICOM Member States for updated arbitration legislation, the Canadian Government-funded project Improved Access to Justice in the Caribbean (IMPACT Justice) has drafted a Model Arbitration Bill for the region. This Bill was reviewed at a meeting of the IMPACT Justice…
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