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Head of the St. Mary Police, Superintendent Fabian Farqurson, addresses a town hall meeting held at the Port Maria Civic Centre on Wednesday (March 29).

Residents of St Mary Urged to Unite Against Crime

Head of the St. Mary Police, Superintendent Fabian Farquharson, says that citizens must become united in the fight against crime. The new police commander for the parish, who was addressing a town hall meeting at the Port Maria Civic Centre...

Acting Commissioner of Police, Novelette Grant (4th left, front row), shares a photo opportunity with young participants in the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) IPAD Youth Empowerment and Mentorship Camp programme, and prospective sponsors and other stakeholders. Occasion was a breakfast meeting at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in St. Andrew on March 29 to engage corporate society to support the initiative aimed at providing social intervention for youth.

Public and Private Sector Entities Pledge Support to JCF Youth Camp

Students of high schools participate in a long-distance race at the Inter-Secondary School Sports Association (ISSA)/GraceKennedy Boys and Girl’s Championships. (FILE)

Keep the Peace During Champs – Police

Acting Commissioner of Police, Novelette Grant (right), in conversation with participants in the LASCO/Jamaica Constabulary Force Police Officer of the Year competition (from left) Corporal Tony Ann Fearon-Dixon, Corporal Patrice Gordon and Constable Hilette Virgo. The finalists were feted at a reception on Monday (March 27) at the Police Officers’ Club, Hope Road, in Kingston.

Ten Police Officers Vie for Top Cop Award

In this file photo, Acting Commissioner of Police, Novelette Grant (left), converses with President of the Denham Town Community Development Centre (CDC), Pauline Perez, prior to the start of an empowerment session held at the Women Resource Outreach Centre’s (WROC) Beechwood Avenue location in Kingston on February 14.

Acting Police Commissioner Says Criminals Prey on Children from Broken Homes

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Persons with Illegal Guns Arrested

Acting Commissioner of Police (ACP), Novelette Grant, says the security forces have arrested 135 persons in connection with the seizure of 183 illegal firearms since the start of the year. Addressing a community forum on violence at the Sandals Royal, Montego Bay, on March 22, the Acting Commissioner argued that in any other space, “that should be having an impact,...

9 years ago National Security

Pay Attention to What Children do Outside the Home – Grant

Acting Commissioner of Police (ACP), Novelette Grant, is calling on parents to be more attentive to what their children do outside the home. Mrs. Grant, who was speaking at a community forum on violence at Sandals Royal in Montego Bay on March 22, said that children could become susceptible to the wiles of criminal elements and get drawn into nefarious...

9 years ago National Security

Road Tour on Human Trafficking Begins March 28

Persons across the island will be educated on ways to prevent human trafficking, beginning with the launch of a road tour at the Ministry of Justice in St. Andrew on Tuesday (March 28). At 7:00 a.m., officials with the National Task Force Against Trafficking in Persons (NATFATIP), will gather at the Ministry, 61 Constant Spring Road, to commence the awareness...

Acting Commissioner of Police (ACP), Novelette Grant (left), emphasises a point as she addresses the launch of the Jamaica Employers’ Federation’s (JEF) 35th annual business and workplace convention and expo 2017, at the Terra Nova Hotel on Thursday (February 16). Looking on is Chief Executive Officer, JEF, Brenda Cuthbert.

9 years ago National Security

ACP Grant Warns Persons against Aiding Criminals

Acting Commissioner of Police (ACP), Novelette Grant, is cautioning persons against protecting criminals during police operations in communities, warning that there are serious consequences for such actions. Addressing a meeting of business interests and residents of Montego Bay at Sandals Royal Caribbean on March 22, Mrs. Grant said police investigations have been revealing a very disturbing trend where residents have...

Cofounder and Director of Counselling at Choose Life International (CLI), Faith Thomas (left), presents National Security Minister, Hon. Robert Montague (second left) with a book at CLI’s conference on happiness at the Jamaica Conference Centre in downtown Kingston on March 23. Others (from third left) are Management Consultant and Social Entrepreneur, Dr. Henley Morgan and Founder of CLI, Dr. Donovan Thomas.

9 years ago National Security

Jamaica Constantly on Alert – Security Minister

National Security Minister, Hon. Robert Montague, says Jamaica is constantly on alert for terrorists at the country’s ports of entry by using a watch list provided by the international criminal police organisation, Interpol. “Our immigration officers are on alert. We have the software and backup systems to check passengers before they land, and when they land we’re cued into Interpol,”...

Head of the Jamaica Constabulary Force’s (JCF) Corporate Communications Unit, Superintendent Stephanie Lindsay, addresses a recent JIS Think Tank.

9 years ago National Security

JCF Takes 150th Anniversary Celebrations to Montego Bay

The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) continues its 150th anniversary celebrations with the staging of a concert in Sam Sharpe Square, Montego Bay, on Saturday, March 25. The event is the third of six scheduled concerts to be staged, one for each police division. Head of the Corporate Communications Unit, Superintendent Stephanie Lindsay, told JIS News that the event is part...

National Security Minister, Hon. Robert Montague (right), converses with Jamaica Police Federation Chairman, Sergeant Raymond Wilson, following the handing over of a Mitsubishi bus to the Federation, valued approximately $7.6 million, on March 20, in New Kingston.

9 years ago National Security

Jamaicans Urged to Appreciate Work of JCF Members

National Security Minister, Hon. Robert Montague, has urged the nation to be more appreciative of the Jamaica Constabulary Force’s (JCF) role in safeguarding the country’s security. He made the call while speaking at the presentation ceremony for a Mitsubishi bus, valued at approximately $7.6 million, which the Ministry donated to the Jamaica Police Federation, at the NCB North Tower car...