The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) is urging the motoring public to follow the rules of the Road Traffic Act, as it regards to pedestrian crossings. Head of the Public Safety and Traffic Enforcement Branch (PSTEB), Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Gary McKenzie explained that the Police continue to have challenges with motorists and pedestrian crossings. “The offence is failing to...

The investigative capacity of the Bureau of Gender Affairs (BGA) has been strengthened, following the training of 18 personnel from the agency at the National Police College of Jamaica, at Twickenham Park in St. Catherine. Participants who took part in the Sexual Harassment Training Course, which was done in conjunction with the Department of Criminal Investigation Training (D-CIT), were exposed...

The JamaicaEye Programme has been boosted by a donation of 215 closed-circuit television (CCTV) cameras by the Government of the Republic of Korea. Delivering the keynote address at the handover of the devices at his New Kingston offices, on Tuesday, April 16, Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, said any measure of success in citizen security requires a...

The Government continues to undertake a coordinated and comprehensive approach to stem the flow of illicit firearms and ammunition into Jamaica. Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn, reiterated the Administration’s commitment during a firearms marking workshop at the Institute of Forensic Science and Legal Medicine in St. Andrew on Tuesday (April 16). “The illicit...

Approximately 22 police stations across the island are now utilising the Station Records Management System (SRMS), allowing citizens to make real-time reports to the police. The system helps in the reduction of time to make applications for certain permits. It was designed and introduced to organise police data in electronic format, and to facilitate electronic recording of reports, complaints, and...

Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, says the new digitised traffic ticketing system “is working very well”, with the Police issuing more tickets than before. Addressing the University of Technology (UTech), Western Jamaica Campus Business Conference, at Sandals Montego Bay in St. James, on April 11, Dr. Chang said that since January of this year, the police have...

There is no such thing as a rolling stop, says Head of the Jamaica Constabulary Force’s Public Safety and Traffic Enforcement Branch (PSTEB), Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Gary McKenzie. Mr. McKenzie explained that there are common misconceptions held by motorists when approaching stop signs on the nation’s roads and these are prohibited. “When you come to a stop sign,...

The music programme at Kingston High School has been bolstered through the donation of musical instruments, valued at more than $1million, by the Ministry of National Security. The items, provided under the Ministry’s Music, Sports, and Technology (MST) Initiative, include keyboards, acoustic and bass guitars, amplifiers, mixer board, microphones and stands, drums and percussion instruments. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Dr. Horace...

The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) is reporting a significant reduction in several categories of major crime during the first quarter of 2024 when compared to the same period in 2023. “Notably, murders have decreased by 13 per cent, shootings are down by four per cent, and rape cases have declined by 38 per cent,” said Commissioner of Police, Dr. Kevin...