The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) has increased its capacity to improve the safety of citizens, as well as restore and maintain public order, with the launch of its new Public Safety and Traffic Enforcement Branch (PSTEB). The branch, which is the result of a merger of the motorised patrol and traffic and highway divisions of the JCF, was officially launched...

Cabinet has approved the award of a contract to Modern Investigation and Security Limited in the sum of J$126.91 million for the provision of private security services over a period of three years at the Bellevue Hospital. Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, made the announcement at a post-Cabinet press briefing held on August 29...

Prime Minister Andrew Holness has condemned the gruesome murder of 14-year-old Yetanya Francis of Arnett Gardens Kingston. Young Yetanya was killed after she went missing on Thursday night. Her charred body was found on Friday in the community. Prime Minister Holness expressed outrage at the incident and said, “the thugs who murdered 14-year-old Yetanya Francis have no place in the Jamaican...

Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security, Hon. Rudyard Spencer, has reiterated his call that incarcerated persons should leave the penal system transformed. Addressing the opening session of the ‘We Transform’ sports day, held at the Rio Cobre Juvenile Correctional Centre, in Spanish Town, St. Catherine, today (August 21), Mr. Spencer said juveniles must make the best of...

Prime Minister Andrew Holness has announced that Government will establish a Violence Prevention Commission. The Commission will be aimed at examining all aspects of violence and ways to address it to ensure lasting solutions in the country. The Prime Minister made the announcement on Monday, August 13 during his presentation at the 49th Annual General Assembly of the Caribbean Broadcasting...

The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) has been strengthened with the addition of 293 constables who graduated from the National Police College of Jamaica (NPCJ), in St. Catherine, on August 17. Some of the men and women are to be placed in the Public Safety and Traffic Management Branch (PSTEB) of the JCF. The new branch, which will be a merger...

Police Commissioner, Major General Antony Anderson, says the reduction in murders and major crimes can be largely attributed to smart policing by the security forces. He noted that a number of policing strategies implemented have been effective in significantly reducing the figures. Statistics from the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) show that since August 11, there has been a 16.8 per...