Eighteen firearms have been taken off the streets of St. James under the enhanced security measures in the parish. National Security Minister, Hon. Robert Montague, informed that the firearms recovered are mainly rifles and pistols. He said 351 rounds of ammunition have been seized. “We have also seized laptops, offensive weapons, motor vehicles, cell phones and cash,” he noted. He...

The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) will be merging the National Safe Schools’ Peace Day Concert with the Peace for Champs initiative this year in order to strengthen the message of peace in schools. Students from over 60 schools have been invited to participate in the concert to be staged on March 6 at Mandela Park in St. Andrew. Speaking with...

Deputy Chairman, Zones of Special Operations (ZOSOs) Social Intervention Committee, Omar Sweeney, says the various initiatives being undertaken in Mount Salem and Denham Town, where a ZOSO is currently in effect, are aimed at re-establishing essential services to these communities. Mr. Sweeney, who was addressing a JIS Think Tank on Tuesday (February 27), pointed out that even before the ZOSO,...

Minister of National Security, Hon. Robert Montague, says the Government is quite pleased with the feedback it has been receiving from residents as it relates to the enhanced security measures in St. James. Addressing the media following a tour of the Charles Gordon Market and other areas in Montego Bay on February 24, Mr. Montague said while it was never...

The presence of soldiers in rural communities far removed from the urban centre of Montego Bay, since the Enhanced Security Measures was effected in St. James, is piquing the interest of youngsters in enlisting in the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF). Nico Campbell, a resident of Niagara and past student of the Maldon High School, in St. James told JIS News...

The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) has launched a campaign encouraging members of the public to ‘give up’ criminals for Lent. Speaking with JIS News, Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP), Dahlia Garrick, said the operation, which is themed ‘What Are You Giving Up for Lent… how about a wanted person’, was launched via social media on Sunday, February 25 and will...

Commanding Officer of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) Traffic and Highway Division, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Calvin Allen says that his team will be maintaining a presence along major thoroughfares in the corporate area, in order to ease the flow of traffic. SSP Allen told a recent meeting of the Rotary Club of St. Andrew North that the division...