As part of the Government of Jamaica’s (GOJ) Controlled Entry Programme, arrangements have been finalized for approximately 300 Jamaicans to arrive in the island. The Jamaicans will arrive at Port Royal via two cruise vessels, Royal Caribbean’s Rhapsody of the Seas and the Disney Wonder, over the next 24 hours. Debarkation of both vessels will take place on Saturday, June...

Superintendent of Police in charge of Operations in Westmoreland, Carlos Russell, says there is a decline in major crimes in the parish. He said that while the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has had an effect on the level of crime, the hard work of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) and a fruitful collaboration with the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) are also...

Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, says that over the last two years, the homicide curve across the island has been flattening. “Following the peak in 2017, and the 22 per cent drop in 2018, we are seeing a stabilisation in the rate of homicides and marked reduction in other crimes. To borrow the term from the epidemiologists,...

Prime Minister the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, on Sunday (June 14) declared a State of Public Emergency (SOE) in the Kingston Western and Kingston Central Police divisions. Making the announcement during a media briefing at the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM), Media Centre, Mr. Holness said the enhanced security measure will initially last for 14 days and is a...

Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang says the Government stands in support of the security forces and will continue to provide the financial, legislative and other policy support measures for them to carry out their duties effectively. Yesterday (June 12) two policemen - Detective/Corporal Dane Biggs and Constable Decardo Hylton -were killed while on operation in a community...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has extended sympathies to the families of two policemen who were killed while on operation in a community in Spanish Town, St. Catherine, Friday morning (June 12) and has pledged the Government’s full support. Detective Corporal Dane Biggs and Constable Decardo Hylton were shot and killed. Two other law enforcement officers involved in...

A three-point anti-crime strategy focused on public education, increased police presence and improved investigative capacity is being undertaken by the St. Elizabeth police. New Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) in charge of the parish, Narda Simms, said that the crime-fighting plan is being primarily employed in the towns “that mostly give us some challenges”, namely Black River, Santa Cruz and...