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Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP), Elan Powell, who is Commander in charge of the State of Public Emergency (SOPE) in St. James, addresses stakeholders at a meeting held at the Montego Bay Chamber of Commerce and Industry on Tuesday (May 15).
Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP), Elan Powell, who is Commander in charge of the State of Public Emergency (SOPE) in St. James, addresses stakeholders at a meeting held at the Montego Bay Chamber of Commerce and Industry on Tuesday (May 15).

State of Public Emergency Reaping Results for St. James

Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP), Elan Powell, says the State of Public Emergency (SOPE) in St. James continues to reap encouraging results. Addressing a meeting of stakeholders at the Montego Bay Chamber of Commerce and Industry on Tuesday (May 15),...
State Minister in the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Rudyard Spencer.
State Minister in the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Rudyard Spencer.

Overcrowding at Correctional Centres Being Addressed
State Minister in the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Rudyard Spencer.
State Minister in the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Rudyard Spencer.

Electronic Case-Management System for Dept. of Correction Services
Senior Auditing and Compliance Manager, Firearm Licensing Authority, Cleveland Crooks (left), conversing with Senior Public Security Programme Advisor, United Nations Regional Centre for Peace, Disarmament and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNLIREC), Julian Bustamante. Occasion was the start of a two-day technical workshop on international standards on stockpile management for private security companies, at the Jamaica Conference Centre, downtown Kingston on May 15.
Senior Auditing and Compliance Manager, Firearm Licensing Authority, Cleveland Crooks (left), conversing with Senior Public Security Programme Advisor, United Nations Regional Centre for Peace, Disarmament and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNLIREC), Julian Bustamante. Occasion was the start of a two-day technical workshop on international standards on stockpile management for private security companies, at the Jamaica Conference Centre, downtown Kingston on May 15.

Private Security Companies Get Training in Arms and Ammunition Management
Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (left), greets Spanish Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency Josep Bosch Bessa, when he visited the Ministry’s offices at 2 Oxford Road in St. Andrew, on May 11.
Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (left), greets Spanish Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency Josep Bosch Bessa, when he visited the Ministry’s offices at 2 Oxford Road in St. Andrew, on May 11.

PHOTOS: National Security Minister Greets Spanish Ambassador

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Head of CSS Branch Says Communities Can Help Solve Crime

Acting Assistant Commissioner of Police in charge of the Community Safety and Security (CSS) Branch of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), Steve McGregor, says communities can help to solve the crime problem. Speaking at the opening of a minilibrary at the Bunker’s Hill Community Centre in Trelawny on May 10, to mark the launch of the Trelawny Police Division Safe...
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Acting Senior Director at the Bureau of Gender Affairs, Sharon Robinson (left); and Medical Officer and Sexual Assault Trainer, Dr. Sheryl Burke (centre), listen to a point from Acting Assistant Commissioner of Police in Charge of the National Police College of Jamaica (NPCJ), Yvonne Martin-Daley. Occasion was the closing ceremony for the Sexual Offences and Child Abuse Investigators’ Training Course, at the NPCJ in Twickenham Park, St. Catherine on May 11.
National Security

Cops Urged to Go After Child Abusers and Sex Offenders

Members of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) who have been trained as Sexual Offences and Child Abuse Investigators have been charged to go after perpetrators of these crimes. Acting Senior Director at the Bureau of Gender Affairs, Sharon Robinson, in making the appeal, noted that there have been low rates of arrest and conviction in relation to these acts of...
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Regional Chairman of Crime Stoppers International (CSI), Alex McDonald (right), converses with Executive Director, National Integrity Action (NIA), Professor Trevor Munroe, after a presentation on corruption and crime at the recently held Association of Caribbean Commissioners of Police (ACCP) conference hosted by the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) in Montego Bay, St James.
National Security

Jamaicans Encouraged to Use Crime Stop

Crime Stoppers International (CSI) is imploring Jamaicans to make use of Crime Stop to report criminal activity in their community. Speaking with JIS News at the recent Association of Caribbean Commissioners of Police (ACCP) conference hosted by the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) in Montego Bay, Regional Chairman of CSI, Alex MacDonald said that Crime Stop, because of the anonymity it...
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Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (centre), engages with Commissioner of Police, Major General Antony Anderson (left), and Founder and Executive Chairman, LASCO Affiliated Companies, Lascelles Chin, before the start of the LASCO/Jamaica Constabulary Force 2018/2019 Police Officer of the Year awards ceremony, at The Jamaica Pegasus in New Kingston on Tuesday (May 8).
National Security

Dr. Chang Welcomes LASCO Chin Foundation to Help Vulnerable Youth

Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, has hailed the establishment of the LASCO Chin Foundation, which will work with the police in engaging vulnerable youth in order to steer them away from crime. He said that the Government welcomes partnerships that will help to curtail crime and violence in the society. Mr. Chang said for the last 18...
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Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang. (FILE)
National Security

Gov’t Intensifying Efforts to Disrupt Gangs, Restore Law and Order – Dr. Chang

Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, says the Government is intensifying efforts to disrupt organised criminal gang activity, and restore law and order to affected communities. “Our policy position of dealing with gang leaders is to see them arrested, charged and incarcerated for their crimes against people and the State. We envision in the media, images of dons...
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LASCO/Jamaica Constabulary Force 2018/19 Police Officer of the Year, Constable Davian Martin (left), collecting his trophy from National Security Minister, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (centre) and Executive Chairman, LASCO Affiliated Companies, Lascelles Chin, at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel, New Kingston, on Tuesday (May 8).
National Security

Constable Davian Martin Cops 2018/19 Lasco/JCF Police Officer of the Year Award

Twenty-six-year-old Constable Davian Martin has created history by becoming the youngest LASCO/Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) Police Officer of the Year, after copping the title for 2018/19. Constable Martin received his award during the 18th annual presentation ceremony at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel, New Kingston, on Tuesday (May 8). Topping the competition came as no surprise to the young lawman, as...
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More Scholarships for Children of Caribbean Police Officers

More children of law-enforcement officers across the region will receive support for tertiary studies under the Association of Caribbean Commissioners of Police (ACCP)-Motorola Solutions Foundation scholarship fund. The US$3,000 fund was set up 10 years ago to enable Caribbean students to pursue studies at colleges and universities in the areas of engineering, communications, marketing, finance, industrial engineering, human resource management,...
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