Chief Executive Officer of the Passport, Immigration and Citizenship Agency (PICA), Andrew Wynter, says the entity continues to improve its products and services in order to save customers time and money. Speaking in a recent interview with JIS News, Mr. Wynter noted that a number of changes have been undertaken over the last few years in response to international standards...

The House of Representatives on Tuesday (January 28), approved three Emergency Powers resolutions for extension of the States of Public Emergency (SOEs) for a further 90 days in St. James, Hanover, Westmoreland; Clarendon and St. Catherine North; and the South St. Andrew Police Division. The resolutions – the Emergency Power, 2019 (Continuance) Resolution, 2020; the Emergency Powers (No.2), 2019, (Continuance)...

Minister of National Security, Dr. the Hon. Horace Chang, says the Institute of Forensic Science and Legal Medicine is now fully equipped to deal with ballistics and DNA analyses. Speaking in the House of Representatives on July 28, the Minister described the Institute as the finest and best equipped in the Caribbean. “The quality of the work being done at...

Chief Executive Officer of the Passport, Immigration and Citizenship Agency (PICA), Andrew Wynter, is imploring Justices of the Peace (JPs) to be vigilant when certifying passport documents. “Justices of the Peace play an important role with PICA in maintaining the integrity of the Jamaican passport system. We rely heavily on their uprightness, so I want to encourage each JP to...

Executive Director of National Integrity Action (NIA), Professor Trevor Munroe, has welcomed increased utilisation of the Crime Stop programme by civic-minded Jamaicans as part of overall efforts to reduce illegal activities and bring the perpetrators to justice. He said total calls to Crime Stop for the first nine months of 2016/17 averaged 100 per month, noting that this doubled for...

The Registrar General’s Department wishes to advise the public that its Kingston Office located at 58 Duke Street, Kingston, will be temporarily closed to the public until further advised, as we are currently experiencing unforeseen challenges at this location. Customers wishing to make an application can visit any of our other nine locations islandwide or visit our website at www.rgd.gov.jm...

Commissioner of Police, Major General Antony Anderson, says the tracking of Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) vehicles began this month. Addressing the annual awards banquet of the Lay Magistrates Association of Jamaica (LMAJ), St. James Chapter, at the S Hotel Conference and Event Centre in Montego Bay on January 25, the Commissioner said that in another month, some 1,200 motor vehicles...