Head of the St. James Police Division, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Vernon Ellis, says the Granville Police Station in St. James should be completed by next year. Mr. Ellis was addressing a question-and-answer segment during Sam Sharpe Teachers’ College Research Day, which was held on the campus in Granville, St. James, on February 28. He noted that the station,...

As the Government intensifies investments in the development of a digital economy locally to drive national development, robust security measures are being put in place to mitigate the threat of cybercrime, says National Security Minister, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang. Speaking at the Global Services Association of Jamaica (GSAJ) President’s Breakfast Forum in Montego Bay on Thursday (February 29), Mr. Chang...

Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, says the Government is committed to ensuring the safety of the island’s schoolchildren. “Education is a right, not a privilege, which all Jamaican children must be afforded, and that is the commitment of this Government as we move to not only increase the access, which we have, but to improve quality and...

Females 16 years and older who are residing in Jamaica are being encouraged to enter the national cybersecurity competition – SheSecures Jamaica. Being organised by the Ministry of National Security in collaboration with the Organization of American States (OAS), the competition is targeting females who have a keen interest in information technology and/or cybersecurity. This virtual event is scheduled to...

The ability of the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) to monitor and safeguard the country’s borders will be strengthened through an allocation of approximately $1 billion. The funds will go towards making final contractual payments to complete procurement of coastal surveillance equipment required for securing Jamaica’s borders under the Purchase and Overhaul of Ships/Coastal Surveillance project. Details are contained on the...

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).