There is growing public trust in the Domestic Violence Intervention Centres that are located on police compounds in eight parishes across the island. This was stated by National Domestic Violence Intervention Liaison Officer for the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP), Jacqueline Dillon, in an interview with JIS News. The country currently has 10 centres operating on...

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says a rapid expansion of manpower and resources in the Haitian national police is urgently needed to combat gangs that have overrun sections of that country. “The extraordinary humanitarian, civil, and national security challenges in Haiti pose an acute threat to Haitians, regional stability and, indeed, to its close neighbours, including Jamaica,”...

United States (US) Secretary of State, Hon. Marco Rubio, has announced initiatives to support Jamaica’s law-enforcement efforts and further build the country’s capacity in combatting gangs. He said that the Joint Operations for the Logistics and Technology (JOLT) Fusion Centre, a collaboration between the countries’ law enforcement agencies to tackle lottery scamming and cybercrime, will be reactivated and further strengthened....

Concerned about the number of road fatalities in St. Thomas since the start of the year, Divisional Commander for the parish, Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP), Michael Campbell, is calling on motorists to use the newly constructed roads with care. Speaking recently at the monthly sitting of the St. Thomas Municipal Corporation, the DSP said that since the start of...

The HEART/NSTA Trust is strengthening its commitment to youth empowerment and workforce development through the Skills Training for Workforce Development initiative. Administered under the Jamaica National Service Corps (JNSC) and in partnership with the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) and the Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ), the programme aims to prepare Jamaica’s youth for meaningful employment and contribute to the...

The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) is making significant progress in strengthening the institutional framework necessary for sustainable crime reduction, says Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang. He points out that notable investments to this end are fuelling reductions in major crimes, resulting in enhanced public safety and citizen security. “We are already seeing tangible...

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the Administration’s investment in Jamaica’s national security apparatus is yielding positive results, noting that the country is now safer than at any point in the last 20 years. Making his contribution to the 2025/26 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives on Thursday (March 20), Dr. Holness said Jamaica is taking...