Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, says the Government remains committed to tackling the issue of illegal settlements, by making it easier for persons to become regularised in a formal way. Following a tour of sections of Paradise, Glendevon and Norwood in St. James on August 23, he pointed out that there is an ongoing drive prioritising affordable...

As the new school year is set to begin in early September, the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) is urging the public to look out for children who are travelling alone. Head of the JCF’s Social Media team, Sergeant Kayla Keane, told JIS News in an interview that there are various reasons why children travel alone, and adults should play their...

The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) is again calling on persons not to make prank calls to the 119-emergency number. In an interview with JIS News, Manager of the JCF’s Call Centre, Tania Ricketts, indicated that within a one-minute period, the police receive at least five prank calls. “The persons who make the prank calls, they don't stay on the line...

The Police are encouraging parents, guardians and other well-thinking adults to take steps to safeguard children against human trafficking. They report that children continue to be the main targets of this heinous crime in Jamaica. Head of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) Anti-Trafficking in Persons Unit at the Counter Terrorism and Organised Crime Investigations Branch, Woman Detective Inspector Kimesha Gordon,...

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, says surveillance cameras are to be installed in correctional facilities. He made the disclosure during an emergency press briefing at the Office of the Prime Minister on Monday (August 12). “We have just concluded a contract to introduce a camera system, a more extensive system, in the correctional...

Legislation dealing with firearm offences will be reviewed and strengthened to tackle gangsters who cause mayhem in communities, says Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang. Speaking while on a visit to Cherry Tree Lane in Clarendon on August 12, the Minister said the killing of eight persons in the community by men with high-powered guns has shocked the...

Extensive areas of curfews have been imposed across Central and Southern Clarendon, as well as Southern and Northern St. Catherine where gangs collaborate. This follows the fatal shooting of eight persons and the injuring of nine in Cherry Tree Lane, Clarendon, on August 11. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, gave details during a...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has declared a “firm resolve” that persons who were in any way involved in Sunday’s (August 11) gun attack on Cherry Tree Lane in Clarendon “will be brought to justice”. Some eight persons were shot and killed and nine injured during the incident. Speaking during an emergency press conference at the Office of...

Members of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) choir perform during the Major Organised Crime and Anti-Corruption Agency’s (MOCA) 10th anniversary commemorative service at Boulevard Baptist Church in St. Andrew on Sunday (August 11), which launched activities to mark the occasion.