The Senate, on Thursday (March 29), unanimously approved two motions to extend the State of Public Emergency in the St. Catherine North Police Division until July 3, 2018, during its sitting at Gordon House. They are the Emergency Powers (No. 2) (Continuance) Resolution, 2018, and the Emergency Powers (No. 2) Regulations (Continuance) Resolution, 2018. All 16 members of the Senate...

The House of Representatives, today (March 27), approved the Emergency Powers (No. 2) (Continuance) Resolution, 2018, which will extend the State of Public Emergency in the St. Catherine North Police Division until July 3, 2018. All 49 Members of the House who were present voted in favour of the Motion. Fourteen members were absent. Addressing the House prior to the...

The Ministry of National Security is reporting success in the implementation of its inmate reclassification programme, with notable reductions in overcrowded conditions at correctional institutions across the island. Being managed by the Department of Correctional Services (DCS), the ongoing programme involves shifting low-risk inmates from overcrowded facilities to others that are under capacity. Inmates are assessed when they are admitted...

Officer in Charge of Operations, Jamaica Defence Force, Colonel Daniel Pryce, says the zones of special operations (ZOSO) that have been implemented in Mount Salem, St. James; and Denham Town, Kingston, continue to reap success. “I believe that the zones of special operations have been very successful. When you speak to the persons within the communities and they are able...

Minister of National Security, Hon. Robert Montague is reporting that major crimes are trending down. “So far the numbers are looking good since the year has started. When we started out in January, we started with a bang in terms of murders, but since then we have seen the numbers trending down,” Mr. Montague stated. He was speaking at a...

The Government of Jamaica has partnered with the United Nations to launch the Global Blue Heart Campaign Against Human Trafficking. The campaign is an international awareness initiative by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) to fight human trafficking and its impact on society. It seeks to encourage involvement and inspire action to help stop the crime. Permanent Secretary in...

The Green Acres community in St. Catherine, will be linking their Close Circuit Television (CCTV) system to the ‘JamaicaEye’ initiative operated by the Ministry of National Security. Speaking at the recent opening of a Police Post in the community, President of the Green Acres Citizens Association, Kamau Kambui, said with the infrastructure already in place, the community was “ready to...

Minister of National Security, Hon. Robert Montague, is calling on residents of St. Catherine to be on the lookout for wanted persons seeking to escape police dragnets. He said with the security forces undertaking enhanced security measures in the St. Catherine North Police Division, members of the criminal network in the area and elsewhere might want to hide among law-abiding...

Prime Minister Andrew Holness yesterday (Thursday March 22) chaired the regular monthly meeting of the National Security Council (NSC). The Opposition Spokesman on National Security Fitz Jackson attended the meeting at the invitation of Prime Minister Holness. The Prime Minister noted that the invitation signals the Government’s collaborative and bipartisan approach in placing national security matters at the forefront of...