Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security and Peace, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, says the Government will continue its efforts to strengthen public safety and build safer communities across Jamaica through collaboration with key stakeholders. “Several generations of Jamaicans have never experienced a country where crime is not defined as a future daily life. They are beginning to experience...

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security and Peace, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, has commended the Area Four Police for their role in helping to reduce crime and violence across Jamaica, while reaffirming the Government’s support for their efforts. “The commitment we gave at the beginning [still] stands… to [provide] the police [with] the resources and systems that will...

The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) remains committed to realising its goal of keeping murders across Jamaica below the 500 mark in 2026. Head of the Strategic Operations Portfolio for the JCF, Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Warren Clarke, gave the reassurance while delivering remarks during a meeting with divisional commanders from Area 4 at Harman Barracks in Kingston, on Friday...

Minister of National Security and Peace, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, is crediting the Government’s significant investment in forensic science with the improvement in the murder clearance rate of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), which was at 92 per cent in 2025. Of the 674 murders committed across the island last year, 619 cases were cleared by the police. Addressing the...

Jamaica remains committed to investing in education as a pathway to poverty reduction and community upliftment, says Minister of National Security and Peace, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang. “Education is the only sustainable route out of poverty in any community,” he said. “We are fully committed to making the investment in educating our students, educating the population and educating the workforce,...

Motorcyclists will converge at the National Chest Hospital in St. Andrew on Saturday (June 6) for the third staging of the Bikers’ Blood Drive organised by the Jamaica Motorcyclists Association in collaboration with the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF). Speaking at a JIS Think Tank on June 4, Motorcycle Fatalities Reduction Strategist for the JCF and President of the Jamaica Motorcyclists...

Residents of Mt. Sinai in Llandewey, St. Thomas, were sensitised on key legal and community safety matters during a community walk-through and meeting conducted by members of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) on Wednesday (June 3). The initiative, led by Zone Two Commander for the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) St. Thomas Division, Deputy Superintendent of Police Lavel Samuels, formed part...