The Government has earmarked funds to procure and install equipment to continue the rollout of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) case management and station records management system and the Department of Correctional Services (DCS) jail management software. The work will be undertaken under the Security Strengthening Project, which has been allocated $644.9 million in the 2024/25 Estimates of Expenditure. The...

The Government has budgeted close to $2 billion to carry out key infrastructural works in the upcoming fiscal year to improve several facilities for members of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF). Of the total, $882 million has been earmarked for the new police divisional headquarters to be constructed in Westmoreland; $50 million to continue works on the Forensic Pathology Autopsy...

The National Road Safety Council (NRSC) has received funding of US$400,000 to procure speed monitoring devices and breath testing equipment for the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), to assist in reducing road fatalities. Programme Coordinator of the NRSC, Victor Anderson, told JIS News that some of the money will also be used for administration of the project, improvement in data capture...

President of the Private Sector Organization of Jamaica, Keith Duncan, inspects recruits trained under the Jamaica National Service Corps (JNSC), at the passing out parade held at the Polo Grounds, Up Park Camp in Kingston on Friday (February 23).

Jamaica Day activities are closely aligned to the Ministry of National Security’s Liv Gud anti-violence campaign. The Day is being celebrated on February 23, and the Ministry of Education and Youth affirms that the positive values and attitudes of what it means to be Jamaican are part of efforts to move away from deviant behaviours in the society. Jamaica Day...

Another child-friendly space has been opened by the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), providing a warm and comforting environment where young victims of human trafficking and other serious crimes can receive support. The facility, located at the office of the Counterterrorism and Organised Crime Investigation Branch in downtown Kingston, is the second by the JCF and tenth to be launched under...

Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (right), listens keenly to an officer in the Jamaica Regiment Brigade, during a courtesy call at King’s House on Tuesday (February 20). Pictured (at left) is Brigade Commander, Colonel Mahatma E. Williams.

Educators from four schools in St James that are greatly impacted by crime and violence will lead discussions on the issue during Sam Sharpe Teachers’ College’s Research Day on Wednesday, February 28. The theme for the panel discussion will be ‘The Impact of Crime on Education: The Western Jamaica Perspective’. The slated participants are the Principals of Cornwall College –...

The Government is to construct a Justice Centre in Sandy Bay, Hanover, at a cost of $180 million, for the provision of restorative justice, child diversion and mediation services. This is outlined in the 2024/25 Estimates of Expenditure, tabled in the House of Representatives by Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, on February 15....