September 26, 2019
The following statement was issued today by the Honourable Andrew Parsons, Minister of Justice and Public Safety and Attorney General: As a government, we have been monitoring with considerable interest the various recent developments in the U.S. litigation concerning the…
September 20, 2019
The following is being distributed at the request of the Human Rights Commission of Newfoundland and Labrador: The Human Rights Commission of Newfoundland and Labrador would like to advise the public that nominations are now open for the annual Newfoundland…
September 11, 2019
The Honourable Andrew Parsons, Minister of Justice and Public Safety and Attorney General, announced today that Michael King has been appointed Director for the Newfoundland and Labrador Serious Incident Response Team. Mr. King is a lawyer in St. John’s who…
September 10, 2019
The Honourable Andrew Parsons, Minister of Justice and Public Safety and Attorney General, will announce the appointment of the director for the Serious Incident Response Team tomorrow (Wednesday, September 11). The announcement will take place in the Media Centre, Ground…
August 26, 2019
The Department of Justice and Public Safety is inviting proposals for a vendor to supply a device that uses a global positioning system and a radio frequency option for the monitoring of offenders through the electronic monitoring program. Electronic monitoring…
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…
