March 16, 2020
The following is being issued at the request of Pamela Goulding, Chief Judge of the Provincial Court of Newfoundland and Labrador: The Provincial Court of Newfoundland and Labrador is closely monitoring developments regarding COVID-19. The safety and well-being of clients,…
February 10, 2020
Under section 13.5 of the Fatalities Investigations Act, the Minister of Justice and Public Safety is required, within 60 days after receiving a report from the Child Death Review Committee (CDRC), to make public those recommendations relating to: Relevant protocols,…
January 15, 2020
The Honourable Andrew Parsons, Minister of Justice and Public Safety is pleased to announce the province’s newest appointments to the Queen’s Counsel by the Lieutenant Governor in Council. The honourary title of Queen’s Counsel recognizes senior lawyers for exceptional merit…
January 8, 2020
The Honourable Andrew Parsons, Minister of Justice and Public Safety, today announced that Christopher Pike has been appointed to the Board of Commissioners of Public Utilities (PUB). Mr. Pike has been appointed to fill a commissioner role left vacant by…
January 7, 2020
The Honourable Andrew Parsons, Minister of Justice and Public Safety and Attorney General, would like to acknowledge the outstanding work of the Support Enforcement Division of the Department of Justice and Public Safety. Statistics Canada reports that of the eight…
December 6, 2019
Legislation to support the recovery of health care costs suffered as a result of opioid-related wrongs has passed in the House of Assembly. The Honourable Andrew Parsons, Minister of Justice and Public Safety and Attorney General, announced in September that…
December 5, 2019
The following is being distributed at the request of the Human Rights Commission of Newfoundland and Labrador. During a ceremony today at Government House in St. John’s, the Newfoundland and Labrador Human Rights Commission presented the 2019 Human Rights Award…
December 5, 2019
The Honourable Andrew Parsons, Minister of Justice and Public Safety and Attorney General, will hold a media availability today (Thursday, December 5) to address an ongoing RNC investigation into the death of an inmate at Her Majesty’s Penitentiary on November…
December 4, 2019
The following is being distributed at the request of the Human Rights Commission of Newfoundland and Labrador. The Newfoundland and Labrador Human Rights Commission will present the annual Human Rights Award at a ceremony tomorrow (Thursday, December 5). The event…
November 22, 2019
The following is being distributed at the request of the Human Rights Commission of Newfoundland and Labrador: Today, the Human Rights Commission of Newfoundland and Labrador announced the nominees for the 2019 Human Rights Awards. The annual award recognizes an…
