As the nation observes Cybersecurity Month this October, citizens are being urged by the Jamaica Cybersecurity Incident Response Team (Ja-CIRT) to report cybercrime to the police, especially given the increased online usage brought on by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. “We are asking citizens to be vigilant and report all illegal online activities. Despite the vagaries of the current pandemic, we...

Members of the public are invited to participate in the virtual forums for Cybersecurity Awareness Month, being observed in October 2020. The forums are being hosted by the Jamaica Cyber Incident Response Team (Ja-CIRT) under the international theme: ‘Play your part, be Cybersmart’. “This year, we have modified how we will commemorate the month due to the (COVID-19) pandemic. We...

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of National Security, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda, says come next week, members of the public will be advised of further plans by the Ministry to control the spread of the coronavirus in correctional facilities. “We are currently looking to deal with the most vulnerable and those living with comorbidities within the correctional facilities...

In response to the concerns of community members in Glendale, Kingston 20, whose properties, motor vehicles and personal belongings are continuously being preyed on by unscrupulous persons, the Government is considering to expand the national CCTV network, JamaicaEye, in the community for surveillance. Speaking at a community meeting with the residents on Friday (September 25), Member of Parliament for St....

Police Commissioner, Major General Antony Anderson and other members of the High Command of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) are condemning the killing of one of our members in the line of duty. Dead is 27 year old Constable Kemar Francis of the Hunts Bay Police Station. Constable Francis was a member of a team of officers on patrol on the...

Minster of National Security, the Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, has condemned the recent alleged coordinated attacks on the police officers and their families, resulting in the death of 67-year-old Clifton Green, the father of a Detective Inspector of Police, who resided in the community of Riversdale, St. Catherine. “These targeted attacks on our police officers to disrupt law and order...

Newly reappointed Attorney General, Marlene Malahoo Forte, says work will be advanced on several pieces of legislation, which are designed to empower the security forces with the necessary tools to disrupt criminal networks, reduce violence and enhance public order. Among them is the Enhanced Security Measures Act (ESMA), which will replace the need to have States of Public Emergency (SOEs)....