Commissioner of Police, Major General Antony Anderson, says the States of Public Emergency (SOEs) continue to have positive results in the areas they have been implemented. Aimed at saving lives and restoring peace, safety and security, SOEs were last year declared in St. James, Hanover and Westmoreland; Clarendon and St. Catherine; and St. Andrew South. “This methodology has been very...

The Jamaica Customs Agency (JCA) has received a donation of six gas analysers from the United Kingdom (UK) Border Force, which will be used by customs officers to test the air quality inside containers. The devices, valued at £9,000, were handed over to the JCA’s Chief Executive Officer, Velma Ricketts Walker, by the British High Commissioner to Jamaica, His Excellency...

The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) is improving connectivity among police stations in the fight against crime. Commissioner of Police, Major General Antony Anderson, says the microwave communication network has been upgraded, and the system now carries five times the amount of data. “So by the end of 2021, every police station will be connected, so we can send data from...

Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, is assuring the nation that the security forces are unwavering in their efforts to nab gang members and dismantle their activities. Speaking to reporters at the Old Harbour Police Station in St. Catherine on February 24, after touring stations in the parish, the Minister said that with the recent conviction of a...

Residents of the Eastern Kingston Police Division are being encouraged to cooperate with security personnel as they carry out enhanced security operations in the area under the newly declared State of Public Emergency (SOE). Commissioner of Police, Major General Antony Anderson, made the plea at a press conference at Jamaica House on Sunday (Jan. 26), where Prime Minister, the Most...

Minister of National Security, the Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, says that the  Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) is reviewing its social intervention strategy in order to better address anti-social behaviours that could lead to crime. He was speaking at the breaking ceremony for the new Green Acres Police Station in St. Catherine on Friday (Jan.  24),  where he expressed sadness at the...

A State of Public Emergency (SOE) is now in effect for the Eastern Kingston Police Division. Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, made the announcement during a press conference at Jamaica House on Sunday (Jan. 26) morning. He said that security personnel from the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) and the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) were deployed at midnight to...