Participants in the Housing, Opportunity, Production and Employment (HOPE) Programme will be interning with the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) to gain life skills, proper work ethic and discipline. National Coordinator of the Programme, Col. Martin Rickman, said that discussions have been held with Police Commissioner, Major General Antony Anderson, and his management team, to have this undertaking facilitated in all...

Residents of the Mount Salem Zone of Special Operations (ZOSO) have benefitted from outreach activities aimed at providing them with job-readiness skills and improved access to critical social services. This is according to a Ministry Paper tabled recently in the House of Representatives by Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness. Since the establishment of the Zone on September 1,...

Work continues in the Mount Salem Zone of Special Operations (ZOSO) in St. James to improve community infrastructure and the physical environment. A Ministry Paper tabled recently in the House of Representatives by Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, said that the activities are aimed at transforming the lives of the residents while establishing a platform for improved livelihoods...

Several projects are currently in progress or scheduled for action in the Denham Town Zone of Special Operations (ZOSO), in Kingston. This is according to a Ministry Paper tabled recently in the House of Representatives by Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness. To this end, the Zinc Fence Substitution and Integrated Infrastructure Project is targeting the substitution of over...

Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Robert Montague has strongly rejected any suggestion of impropriety regarding the return of a firearm license subsequent to an appeal. He was responding to a news report aired on a local television station on August 9. Mr. Montague who held the post of National Security Minister during the period in question said “all decisions made...

Custos Rotulorum of St. James, Bishop the Hon. Conrad Pitkin, has called on retired members of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) to volunteer their efforts to help steer young people way from crime and violence. “When you look around and you see what’s happening, you have the skills and experience that can be used to enrich communities, not just in...

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Passport, Immigration and Citizenship Agency (PICA), Andrew Wynter, says persons who apply for Jamaican citizenship have to undergo a stringent vetting process. “In Jamaica…it’s not a free for all. You have to bring in your police records, we check with the International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL) and other international agencies. On the local scene,...