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...

I am deeply saddened to learn of the deadly turn of events which resulted in the death of at least two (2) members of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) and the serious wounding of two others while on operation early this morning. The killing of law enforcement officers is an immeasurable tragedy and we will not rest until the perpetrators...

The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) is reporting an 11 per cent reduction in major crimes for the first five months of the calendar year when compared to the corresponding period in 2019. Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) in Charge of the Crime, Fitz Bailey, said that 2,325 major crimes were recorded between January 1 and May 31, in comparison to...

Commissioner of Police, Major General Antony Anderson, says that States of Public Emergency (SOEs) continue to be effective in reducing crime. He noted that in Westmoreland, there is a 48 per cent drop in murders and a 39 per cent reduction in shootings. In Hanover, murder is down 56 per cent while shooting is down 67 per cent. “In St....

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of National Security, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda (centre), listens to Superintendent at the Tamarind Farm Adult Correctional Centre in St. Catherine, Leslie Campbell, during a tour of the facility on June 2. At left is Commissioner of Corrections, Lt. Colonel Gary Rowe.