The Ministry of Justice and Constitutional Affairs (MJCA) is hosting a twelve-member delegation from April 27-May 8 as part of the commencement of an agreement signed between the Governments of Jamaica and Rwanda in November 2025.

 Under the agreement, an Integrated Electronic Case Management System (IECMS) will be designed and implemented for Jamaica’s Justice Sector.

This visit, which follows a visit to Rwanda in 2022 by a delegation from the Ministry and the Court Administration Division and a visit from the Rwandans to Jamaica in 2023, is an in-depth assessment of the Jamaican justice sector in preparation for the implementation of the digital management system. 

During the two-week visit, members from the Rwandan Delegation will meet with integral stakeholders within the justice sector, such as the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions, Courts, Jamaica Constabulary Force, Department of Correctional Service and the Justice Services of the Ministry.

Once implemented, a fully operational Integrated Electronic Case Management System will provide multiple benefits to its users and other justice sector stakeholders. These include-

• Increased transparency and accountability, which will support the provision of real-time access to information by authorised internal and external stakeholders. This will increase the level of public trust in the justice sector.
• Significant cost savings due to the transition from a highly paper-based to a paperless system.
• Additional back-up options through the digitisation of records reduce the risks from natural and man-made disasters associated with the storage of paper records. This ultimately will ensure business continuity and reduce downtime in the event of a natural disaster.
• Reduced levels of corruption as the automated nature of the system eliminates the need for direct contact between the public sector worker and the public.
• Greater opportunities to collect standardised data to facilitate the development of data-driven policies and programmes.

The cost to design and implement the system for Jamaica’s justice sector is approximately Four Million, Five Hundred and Ninety-Five Thousand, Four Hundred and Six United States Dollars (USD $4,595,406.00) spread over a 3-year period