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Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Floyd Green (fifth left), with members of the Praedial Larceny Prevention Coordination Unit at the Anti-Praedial Larceny Pre-Christmas Training Programme held at the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) Criminal Investigation Branch on Oxford Road, Kingston, on Wednesday (December 2).
Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Floyd Green (fifth left), with members of the Praedial Larceny Prevention Coordination Unit at the Anti-Praedial Larceny Pre-Christmas Training Programme held at the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) Criminal Investigation Branch on Oxford Road, Kingston, on Wednesday (December 2).

Praedial Larcency Unit Ramps Up Efforts For Christmas Season

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green, says the Praedial Larceny Prevention Coordination Unit is ramping up efforts to tackle farm theft over the Christmas season. “The Ministry and the Unit have increased our resources and strategies to combat...
Commissioner of Police, Major General Antony Anderson. (JIS File Photo)
Commissioner of Police, Major General Antony Anderson. (JIS File Photo)

Measures Being Put In Place To Address Recent Increase In Violence
Commissioner of Police, Major General Antony Anderson. (JIS File Photo)
Commissioner of Police, Major General Antony Anderson. (JIS File Photo)

JCF Increases Safety And Security Measures For Christmas
Prime Minister the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses the ground breaking ceremony for the new Mount Salem police station in St. James on Friday (November 27).
Prime Minister the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses the ground breaking ceremony for the new Mount Salem police station in St. James on Friday (November 27).

Gov’t to Call Out National Reserves to Assist With Crime Fighting
Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (right), looks on while Sergeant Garfield Wallace (left) of the Above Rocks Police Station in St. Catherine, receives the Police Civilian Oversight Authority (PCOA) Transforming Our Police Service (TOPS) award for Top Station in Area 5, from Chairman of the PCOA, Jacquiline Hickson (centre). Occasion was the 2020 awards ceremony, held at the Office of the Police Commissioner, St. Andrew, on Wednesday (November 25).
Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (right), looks on while Sergeant Garfield Wallace (left) of the Above Rocks Police Station in St. Catherine, receives the Police Civilian Oversight Authority (PCOA) Transforming Our Police Service (TOPS) award for Top Station in Area 5, from Chairman of the PCOA, Jacquiline Hickson (centre). Occasion was the 2020 awards ceremony, held at the Office of the Police Commissioner, St. Andrew, on Wednesday (November 25).

TOPS Awards Showcasing Excellence In Policing – Dr. Chang

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CoronavirusNational Security

JCF Commits to Intensified Enforcement of the Disaster Risk Management Act

Commissioner of Police Major General Antony Anderson has indicated that the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) has begun to intensify enforcement of the provisions of the Disaster Risk Management Act during the holiday season. “We will be relentless in our fight to rid the country of lawlessness, especially those who defy orders of the Disaster Risk Management Act and we will...
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National Security

Response Teams Will Target Illegal Parties During Holiday Season – Police Commissioner

Commissioner of Police, Major General Antony Anderson, has announced that specific measures as well as response teams will be instituted to target illegal parties during the Christmas season. Speaking during a virtual press conference on December 2, Commissioner Anderson said the response teams will strictly enforce the Disaster Risk Management Act and the Noise Abatement Act. He said criminals have...
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Foreign AffairsNational Security

Joint Statement by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade regarding UK Charter Flight with Involuntarily Returned Migrants from the United Kingdom

On Wednesday, December 2, 2020, a charter flight with thirteen (13) Jamaican born Involuntarily Returned Migrants (IRMs) arrived at the Normal Manley International Airport from the United Kingdom. The individuals were removed pursuant to having met the criteria for removal set out in the UK Borders ACT of 2007. The return of the IRMs is a routine process that is...
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National Security

Police Week 2020 Begins Today

A week of activities to mark the 153rd anniversary of the Jamaica Constabulary Force—Police Week 2020—begins today. However, as the COVID-19 pandemic maintains a stronghold on normalcy, the Jamaica Constabulary Force will be utilising its online platforms to engage its members and the public throughout the week under the theme, ‘Stronger Together, for a Safer Jamaica’. “Since the first case...
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Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (2nd from left), engages in discussion with Commissioner of Police, Major General Antony Anderson (right), during a stop at the Mount Salem Police Station in St. James on Friday (Nov. 20), during a tour of police facilities in the parish. Also participating in the discussion (from left) are Commander of the Area One Police Division, Assistant Commissioner Clifford Chambers; and Commanding Officer of the St. James Police Division, Superintendent Vernon Ellis (2nd right).
National Security

Minister Chang Hails Gains In Curbing Crime In St. James

Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, is hailing the continued downward trend in crime in St. James. He credited the gains to the enhanced security measures, including the Elite Quick Response team, which was rolled out in the St. James Division last year, as well as several social intervention projects spearheaded by the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) in...
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Chairman, Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Dr. Wayne Henry (left), and Head of the European Union Delegation to Jamaica, Ambassador Marianne Van Steen (second left), at the ceremony where Managing Director, JSIF, Omar Sweeney (second right); and Director and Chief Executive Officer, Marshall Construction Company Limited, Alphanso Reynolds (right), sign a contract for the implementation of major infrastructural sub-projects, under the Jamaica Social Investment Fund – Poverty Reduction Programme (PRP) phase four initiative. The signing ceremony was held at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel on November 19. Witnessing (from left) are General Manager, Finance and Procurement, JSIF, Orville Hill; and Senior Manager, Standards & Procurement, JSIF, Dwight Ricketts.
National Security

Contracts Signed for Upgrading of Police Stations and Health Centres

Four contracts valued at $416 million were signed Thursday (November 19), to commence work for the implementation of 10 major infrastructural sub-projects, under the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) Poverty Reduction Programme (PRP) phase four initiative. Speaking at the contract-signing ceremony at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel, Chairman, JSIF, Dr. Wayne Henry, said the works will include the upgrade of five...
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