The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) is working on finalising and promoting its Child Interaction Policy and Procedure (CIPP), which will serve as a guide to the police in treating with children in their care. This was disclosed by Acting Director, Crime Prevention and Community Safety in the Ministry of National Security, Keisha Wright, at a ‘Youth for Peace Rally’ staged...

Head of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) Corporate Communications Unit (CCU), Superintendent Stephanie Lindsay, is advising motor-vehicle passengers to cooperate with the police if questioned during routine stop-and-search operations. Speaking at a recent JIS Think Tank, Superintendent Lindsay explained that as a part of the new security strategy, passengers may be questioned, and they will be expected to respond. “If...

A sum of US$11.6 million has been allocated to the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) Coast Guard and Air Wing in the 2017/18 financial year to improve its offshore patrol and aerial surveillance capabilities. Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Audley Shaw, made the disclosure in his Budget Debate presentation, titled ‘Journey to Prosperity’, in the House of Representatives...

Messages of peace and unity, delivered through music and inspirational speeches, permeated the grounds of Mandela Park in St. Andrew on March 7, at the fourth staging of National Safe Schools’ Peace Day concert. Scores of persons, including students, gathered at the park for the high-energy concert organised by the Community Safety and Security Branch of the Jamaica Constabulary Force...

As a teacher, Ava Lindo was called ‘Miss’ by her students, but today as a member of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), she is referred to as ‘Sergeant’. “I never wanted to become a police officer. I love teaching so much and I was looking forward to a career in teaching,” she tells JIS News, noting that she taught at...

A greenhouse project, sponsored by Carib Cement Company Limited, was handed over to the Tamarind Farm Adult Correctional Centre, in St. Catherine, on March 6. Some 10 inmates at the centre have been trained in modern agricultural techniques to manage the greenhouse, as part of the rehabilitation process. Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security, Senator the Hon....

Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP), Mercedes Currie Clarke, is as committed to her duty to serve, protect and reassure citizens today as she was when she first enlisted in the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) more than 27 years ago. Regarded as one of the “powerful women of the JCF,” the native of Montego Bay and past student of the Mount...