Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, says the Firearm Licensing Authority (FLA) will introduce online tracking for firearm applications during this financial year. Dr. Chang made the announcement during his presentation in the 2018/19 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (June 12). “Additionally, the agency will acquire a BulletTrax marking machine to improve the Authority’s...

Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, says Jamaica’s best hope of significantly reducing crime hinges on a positively engaged youth population. Addressing recruits and senior officers at the Jamaica National Service Corps (JNSC) graduation ceremony in Moneague, St. Ann, on June 9, Dr. Chang said it is against this background that it is so important to give young...

Jamaica will host the 12th conference of the Association of Caribbean Heads of Corrections and Prison Services (ACHCPS) at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in Kingston from June 11-14, 2018. It is being held under theme ‘Transforming Prisons and Correctional Services for Regional Development’. Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security, Hon. Rudyard Spencer is scheduled to deliver the keynote...

The Senate on Friday (June 8) approved the Major Organised Crime and Anti-Corruption Agency (MOCA) Bill, with 77 amendments. Piloting the Bill, State Minister in the Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Ministry, Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., said “passing the legislation is critical to the national security framework of our country”. Among the amendments is the appointment of the...

Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security, Hon. Rudyard Spencer, has called on members of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) to collaborate more in the fight against corruption at ports in the region. Addressing the CARICOM Chiefs of Immigration and Comptrollers of Customs Conference at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on Tuesday (May 29), Mr. Spencer said...

The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) has increased the number of police personnel dispatched at some Corporate Area stop lights during peak hours. Commanding Officer of the Traffic and Highway Division, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Calvin Allen, told JIS News that over 40 cops have been assigned to critical intersections, and that is in addition to personnel in other areas...

The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) is strengthening its community policing strategies as part of measures to reduce criminal activities in the country. Speaking with JIS News, Commissioner of Police, Major General Antony Anderson, says the police cannot succeed in solving or preventing crime without the assistance of the community. He informs that a system is to be put in place...