August 23, 2019
The Uniform Law Conference of Canada (ULCC), a government-supported organization that works to modernize and harmonize federal, provincial and territorial laws and considers proposals to reform criminal laws, held its 101st Annual Meeting in St. John’s this week. The ULCC’s…
July 24, 2019
A fraudulent email is circulating that requests the email recipient send money for traffic fines. The email, which appears to be from ‘traffic enforcement’, states the recipient incurred a speeding ticket, which was caught on a traffic camera. The email…
July 23, 2019
The following statement was given today in the House of Assembly by the Honourable Andrew Parsons, Minister of Justice and Public Safety: Mr. Speaker, I rise in this Honourable House today with great sadness to mark the passing of a…
July 9, 2019
The following statement was issued today by the Honourable Andrew Parsons, Minister of Justice and Public Safety and Attorney General: I would like to offer condolences to the family, friends and colleagues of retired Royal Newfoundland Constabulary Chief Robert Johnston….
July 8, 2019
The newest class of correctional officer recruits are graduating tomorrow, Tuesday (July 9). The ceremony will take place at 5:30 p.m. at the Newfoundland and Labrador Sports Centre Powerplex, 90 Crosbie Rd, St. John’s. There are 26 recruits successfully completing…
June 25, 2019
The following statement was given today in the House of Assembly by the Honourable Andrew Parsons, Minister of Justice and Public Safety: Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to stand today to recognize the hard work of our Legal Aid team…
June 17, 2019
The following statement was given today in the House of Assembly by the Honourable Andrew Parsons, Minister of Justice and Public Safety: Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to stand here today to recognize a project at the Bishop’s Falls Correctional…
June 13, 2019
The Honourable Andrew Parsons, QC, Minister of Justice and Public Safety and Attorney General announced today, the appointment of a new Provincial Court Judge. Rolf Pritchard, QC is appointed to the Provincial Court in Happy Valley-Goose Bay. Mr. Pritchard graduated…
April 11, 2019
The Honourable Andrew Parsons, Minister of Justice and Public Safety and Attorney General, will introduce amendments to the Correctional Services Act that will facilitate seeing the Act proclaimed and regulations coming into force over the next year. First introduced in…
April 10, 2019
The Honourable Andrew Parsons, Minister of Justice and Public Safety and Attorney General, will provide details of amendments to the Correctional Services Act tomorrow (Thursday, April 11). A technical briefing for media will be provided in the Media Centre, Ground…
