Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), Paula Llewellyn, has hailed the provision of digital audio-recording and video-link technology to more than 71 courts and seven hearing rooms across the island. The DPP said the technology represents “part of the evolutionary process of what happens when the appropriate resources are put into the justice system”. “It means that the justice system operating...

Minister of National Security, Hon. Robert Montague, says the Government is committed to the rehabilitation and redemption of incarcerated persons in adult penal institutions. Addressing a town hall meeting at the Everglades Centre in Parrottee, near Black River in St. Elizabeth, on November 9, the Minister said the Government is gravely concerned that many inmates, upon release, find themselves back...

The Curphey Home in Manchester, since 1957, has been a haven for ex-servicemen and women, providing care and protection for the veterans. On any given day, scores of civic minded persons can be seen journeying to the Home, located in the quiet community of Newport, to offer various gifts, entertainment and spiritual counselling to the 13 residents - 12 males...

The British Minister of State for the Caribbean, Commonwealth and the United Nations, Rt. Hon. Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon, on Friday (November 10), toured the Kingston High School, where he observed the Men With a Message initiative of the Citizen Security and Justice Programme (CSJP III) engage students with behavioural and attitudinal issues. The visit was an opportunity for the...

Minister of National Security, Hon. Robert Montague, says plans are under way to have the National Police College of Jamaica (NPCJ) and its courses accredited by the University Council of Jamaica (UCJ). “So… when you (police recruits) complete courses at NPCJ, you will get tertiary credits and then, over time, you can achieve your degrees from within the training branch...

A total of 530 children and staff at juvenile institutions across the island are to benefit from a series of health fairs being staged by the Ministry of National Security under its ‘We Transform’ initiative. The events, the first of which was held on Wednesday (Nov. 8) at the Metcalfe Street Secure Juvenile Remand Centre in Kingston, will run until...

Head of the Corporate Communications Unit of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), Superintendent Stephanie Lindsay, is encouraging Jamaicans to know their rights and the correct protocol for arrest under the law. Speaking with JIS News, Ms. Lindsay states that the police may carry out an arrest for different reasons, such as to prevent an offence, to prevent the continuation of...