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HGP REGIONAL NEWS – JUNE 20, 2025

By Antonio Dey | HGP Nightly News


Jamaica to Fast-Track Paperless Justice System

The Government of Jamaica is accelerating the implementation of its Integrated Electronic Case Management System—a digital transformation effort aimed at making the justice system faster and more efficient.

Speaking at a Justices of the Peace sensitization session in St. James on Wednesday, Justice Minister Delroy Chuck revealed that within two years, Jamaican courts could be operating fully electronically.
He also mentioned the rollout of a National ID System to enhance service delivery and security.

Chuck emphasized that parish courts have seen significant reductions in case backlogs, and the modernization push aims to ensure that justice is both accessible and timely across the island.


Trinidad & Tobago Considers Reopening Petrochemical Refinery

Over in Trinidad and Tobago, Opposition Leader Kamla Persad-Bissessar has announced plans to establish a committee to explore reopening the Guaracara refinery.

“We made a commitment. We will consider and explore what we can do,”
said Persad-Bissessar at a public meeting.

She committed to forming the committee within 10 days and expects a report within two months. The refinery’s reactivation is being framed as a move to support workers and revive national energy assets.


Nicaragua: Exiled Former Officer Killed in Costa Rica

In Costa Rica, former Nicaraguan military officer Roberto Samcam was shot and killed at his residence in San José on Thursday. His wife confirmed that the assailant posed as a delivery driver before fatally shooting him eight times and fleeing on a motorcycle.

Samcam, a retired Sandinista Army Major, was living in exile and had been a vocal critic of the Ortega government, which human rights groups have accused of severe crackdowns on dissent.

He fled Nicaragua in 2018 after joining anti-government protests that began over social security reforms and grew into a pro-democracy movement. The United Nations estimates hundreds were killed during the government’s response to those protests.

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