State Minister in the Ministry of National Security, Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., says the Government’s emphasis on crime and corruption eradication is to create a safe environment and increase economic growth. He said the Economic Growth Council has identified corruption as a “significant” retardant to growth, and has made crucial recommendations for the improvement of citizen security and...

National Security Minister, Hon. Robert Montague, says the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) will intensify its recruitment process to fill 3,000 available spaces within the JCF. “It is the intention of this Government over the next couple of years, through retention techniques and increased recruitment, to bring the Force up to its establishment levels,” he said. The Minister was speaking with...

The Major Organised Crime and Anti-Corruption Agency (MOCA) is expected to share some key investigative approaches and deterrent methodologies with anti-corruption bodies from across the region, at the Commonwealth Caribbean Association of Integrity Commissions and Anti-Corruption Bodies (CCAICACB) Conference, which opened on Monday (April 24). MOCA Director General, Colonel Desmond Edwards, said the entity will highlight, among other things, its...

Commonwealth Caribbean countries have been given a commitment by the Governance and Anti-Corruption Adviser to the Commonwealth Secretariat, Dr. Roger Koranteng, to continue the facilitation of anti-corruption messages and dialogues among the states. Speaking with JIS News on April 21, ahead of today’s (April 24) opening of the Commonwealth Caribbean Association of Integrity Commissions and Anti-Corruption Bodies (CCAICACB) Conference, he...

Minister of National Security, Hon. Robert Montague, has called on the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) officers in Area 3 to maintain their integrity and operate above board at all times. His plea was made in a message delivered by State Minister in the Ministry, Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., at the 17th annual service of prayer and thanksgiving for...

A Memorandum of Understanding has been signed between the Ministry of Transport and Mining and the Ministry of National Security for a national training initiative in Counter Terrorism Management. The first deliverable under the MOU will be a Post Graduate Diploma in Strategic Counter Terrorism Management tenable at the Caribbean Maritime Institute (CMI). The programme will initially engage 40 students...

Jamaica is reforming and modernising several pieces of legislation in order to strengthen law enforcement capabilities while seeking to improve all aspects of security on the island, says High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, His Excellency Seth George Ramocan. He was speaking at a meeting of the Jamaica Diaspora Crime Intervention and Prevention Task Force (JDCIPT) held recently at the...