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Principal Director for Field Services at the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA), Winston Simpson second left), interacts with students of the White Marl Primary School in St. Catherine at the launch of the LASCO-sponsored Releaf Environmental Awareness Programme (REAP) at the institution on December 5. Others (from left) are Principal of the school, Othense Davy; REAP Director, Stephen Newland, and LASCO Brand Manager, Kelia-Gaye Dunbar.
Principal Director for Field Services at the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA), Winston Simpson second left), interacts with students of the White Marl Primary School in St. Catherine at the launch of the LASCO-sponsored Releaf Environmental Awareness Programme (REAP) at the institution on December 5. Others (from left) are Principal of the school, Othense Davy; REAP Director, Stephen Newland, and LASCO Brand Manager, Kelia-Gaye Dunbar.

Teach Children to become Environmental Ambassadors

A call has been made for children to be cultured into becoming environmental ambassadors as one means of addressing climate change. Principal Director for Field Services at the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA), Winston Simpson, said students can play a...
Minister of National Security, Hon. Robert Montague, makes a point while addressing the House of Representatives on December 5.
Minister of National Security, Hon. Robert Montague, makes a point while addressing the House of Representatives on December 5.

119 Vehicles for JCF Before Christmas
Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Robert Montague. FILE
Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Robert Montague. FILE

Security Minister Says Taxes for Cars on Wharf Getting Priority Attention
Assistant Director of Interpol’s Fugitive Investigative Support Sub-directorate, Ioannis Kokkinis, speaks to JIS News at the 7th Operational Global Symposium on Fugitives, which is being held in Montego Bay from December 5-8.
Assistant Director of Interpol’s Fugitive Investigative Support Sub-directorate, Ioannis Kokkinis, speaks to JIS News at the 7th Operational Global Symposium on Fugitives, which is being held in Montego Bay from December 5-8.

Global Symposium on Fugitives in Mobay
Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security, Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (sixth left, front row) and Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon Olivia Grange (seventh left), at the youth forum recently held by the Youth Advisory Committee, in collaboration with the Ministry of National Security and the University of the West Indies’ Department of Government, in Kingston. At left is Head of the Department of Government at the University of the West Indies, Mona Campus, Dr. Lloyd Waller; to Miss Grange’s left is Head of the Community Security and Safety Branch of the Jamaica Constabulary Force, Senior Superintendent of Police, Steve McGregor; and at third right is Programme Director at the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), Yuri Peschkov.
Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security, Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (sixth left, front row) and Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon Olivia Grange (seventh left), at the youth forum recently held by the Youth Advisory Committee, in collaboration with the Ministry of National Security and the University of the West Indies’ Department of Government, in Kingston. At left is Head of the Department of Government at the University of the West Indies, Mona Campus, Dr. Lloyd Waller; to Miss Grange’s left is Head of the Community Security and Safety Branch of the Jamaica Constabulary Force, Senior Superintendent of Police, Steve McGregor; and at third right is Programme Director at the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), Yuri Peschkov.

Young Persons Urged to Speak Out on Issues

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Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security, Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (right), speaking with officers from the Department of Correctional Services (DCS) during a tour of the Tower Street Adult Correctional Centre in Kingston in July.
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Consultations on Rehabilitation and Redemption of Inmates

The Government is engaging critical stakeholders on plans for the rehabilitation and redemption of persons incarcerated in the island’s penal institutions. State Minister for National Security, Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., told JIS News that the meetings involve officers of the Department of Correctional Services (DCS), former prisoners and representatives of various entities that work with the inmates. “These...
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Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security, Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (right), with Corporal Kevron Miller of the St. Mary Community Safety and Security Branch (left) and Albert Harvey, Team Manager of the Islington Strikers, at the final annual Business House Domino Competition held in Port Maria recently.
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CSSB Commended for Involvement in Communities

Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security, Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., is commending the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) Community Safety and Security Branch (CSSB) for its commitment to community development. The Minister, who spoke at the closing of the St. Mary CSSB annual domino competition in Port Maria recently, encouraged community members to assist is the...
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Commissioner of Police, George Quallo (second left), addresses press briefing on Thursday (November 30) at the Freeport Police Station in Montego Bay, following a tour of communities in the area. Others (from left) are Commanding Officer of Area One, Assistant Commissioner of Police, Donovan Graham; Divisional Commander for the St. James Police Division, Senior Superintendent Wilfred Campbell; and Crime Chief for Area One, Superintendent Michael Phipps.
National Security

More Police to Patrol Streets in Mobay

Commissioner of Police, George Quallo, says the number of security personnel patrolling the streets of Montego Bay and its outlying communities will be scaled up significantly to maintain order leading up to the Christmas season. The Commissioner toured sections of Montego Bay on Thursday (November 30), including Granville and Glendevon, which he described as “areas where we are having some...
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Mount Salem Social Intervention Update

Since the declaration of Mount Salem as a Zone of Special Operations on September 1, 2017, the Social Intervention Committee has coordinated the delivery of critical social interventions by over 20 government agencies with support from the private sector.  The intervention are guided by the Social Intervention framework, which identified seven priority development areas which include improving the physical infrastructure,...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness. (FILE)
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Activities in ZOSOs to be Maintained until Normality is Restored

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, is reassuring that activities, particularly social interventions, which are conducted in communities adversely impacted by crime and violence and are declared Zones of Special Operations (ZOSOs), will be maintained until normality is restored in those areas. “We will stay with the communities for as long as it takes for them to be normalised....
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State Minister for National Security, Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (standing) pilots the Road Traffic (Temporary Ticket Amnesty Number 2) Act, 2017 in the Senate on Friday (November 24). Government Senators (pictured from left) are: Don Wehby; Delroy Williams; and Charles Sinclair Jr.
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New Traffic Ticket Amnesty Starts Monday

A new 45-day amnesty for persons with outstanding traffic tickets gets underway on Monday (Nov. 27). Motorists with tickets issued from September 1, 2010 to October 31, 2017 can pay them without repercussion up to January 13, 2018. On Friday (November 24), the Senate approved the Road Traffic (Temporary Ticket Amnesty Number 2) Act 2017, which facilitates the new period...
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National Security Minister, Hon. Robert Montague (left), greets Commanding Officer for the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) Traffic and Highway Patrol Division, Senior Superintendent Calvin Allen, during the Ministry’s awards ceremony to mark the JCF’s 150th anniversary on Thursday, November 23 at Hope Gardens in St. Andrew.
National Security

Special Monument for JCF Members Who Die in the Line of Duty

National Security Minister, Hon. Robert Montague, says the Ministry plans to erect a special monument to honour the memory of the Jamaica Constabulary Force’s (JCF) members who die in the line of duty. Speaking at the Ministry’s inaugural awards ceremony for members of the JCF at Hope Gardens in St. Andrew on Thursday, November 23, Mr. Montague said funds have...
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