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Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid. (FILE).
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid. (FILE).

Port Security Corps Sole Entity to Operate in Certain Designated Areas

The Port Security Corps Ltd. will now be the sole entity authorised to operate and provide security in designated sensitive and restricted areas and zones at several aviation and maritime locations. This decision, which was approved by Cabinet, has been...
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.
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.

Employers Urged to Get Involved in Schools
Police vehicles.
Police vehicles.

Support for Law and Order
Acting Commissioner of Police, Novelette Grant (right), interacts with baby Brianna as her mother, Kandice Davidson (centre), is presented with a box of chocolates by Senior Vice President, Legal and Regulatory Affairs, Flow Jamaica, Rochelle Cameron. Occasion was an empowerment session held at the Women Resource Outreach Centre (WROC), Beechwood Avenue, in Kingston on February 14. Held under the theme: ‘Love Me to Live, Don’t Love Me to Death’, the session was organised by the LASCO/Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) Top Cop finalists for 2016-2017.
Acting Commissioner of Police, Novelette Grant (right), interacts with baby Brianna as her mother, Kandice Davidson (centre), is presented with a box of chocolates by Senior Vice President, Legal and Regulatory Affairs, Flow Jamaica, Rochelle Cameron. Occasion was an empowerment session held at the Women Resource Outreach Centre (WROC), Beechwood Avenue, in Kingston on February 14. Held under the theme: ‘Love Me to Live, Don’t Love Me to Death’, the session was organised by the LASCO/Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) Top Cop finalists for 2016-2017.

Jamaicans Urged to Build Safer and Healthier Family Relationships
Executive Director of the Private Security Regulation Authority, Rosalyn Campbell, speaking at a JIS ‘Think Tank’.
Executive Director of the Private Security Regulation Authority, Rosalyn Campbell, speaking at a JIS ‘Think Tank’.

Security Guards Urged to Sign Up for Health Insurance Scheme

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Budget 2017/2018National Security

Dept of Correctional Services to Get More Vehicles

The Department of Correctional Services has received $202 million to purchase vehicles and improve adult institutions in the next fiscal year. Of the figure, $180 million will go towards renovation and rehabilitation at the Tower Street Adult Correctional Centre in Kingston, while the remainder will be used to purchase vehicles for the Department. This is outlined in the 2017-18 Estimates...
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Budget 2017/2018National Security

Government to Strengthen Framework to Deal with Deportees

The Government is to strengthen the policy, legislative and institutional framework that guides the management and treatment of involuntary returned migrants (deportees) to the island. Some $13.8 million has been set aside in the 2017-18 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House of Representatives, for the activities under the Reintegration and Rehabilitation of Involuntary Returned Migrants in Jamaica. To be...
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State Minister in the Ministry of National Security, Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (left), breaks ground on Tuesday, February 14, for the construction of a new school at the Tamarind Farm Adult Correctional Centre in St. Catherine by Food for the Poor at a cost of approximately J$3.19 million (US$25,000). Also breaking ground (from second left) are: Superintendent in charge of Tamarind Farm, Baldwin Collins; Commissioner of Corrections, Ina Hunter; Head of Food for the Poor’s Prison Ministry Programme, Sandra Ramsay; and the charity organisation’s Executive Director, David Mair.
National Security

School for Inmates at Tamarind Farm

A new school building, valued at approximately J$3.19 million (US$25,000), is being built at the Tamarind Farm Adult Correctional Centre in St. Catherine by Food for the Poor. The facility, which will be used to deliver the Department of Correctional Services (DCS) educational and vocational programme for inmates incarcerated at the institution, will comprise three classrooms, an office and sanitation...
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Chairman of the Transport Authority, Joseph Shoucair (centre), addresses a press conference at the offices of the Transport Authority in Kingston yesterday (February 13). Others (from left) are: Managing Director, Transport Authority, Cecil Morgan, and Senior Superintendent of Police, Calvin Allen.
National Security

Immediate Removal of Tints from Public Passenger Vehicles

Effective immediately, bus and taxi operators are required to remove tints from their public passenger vehicles (PPVs). “For motor cars, no tint will be allowed on the back windscreen, no tint will be allowed on the two front windows and no tint will be allowed on the (front) windscreen, except for a six-inch visor from the top,” emphasised Head of...
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In this file photo, National Security Minister, Hon. Robert Montague (centre), reviews Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) recruits who were on parade during their Passing Out and Awards Ceremony at the National Police College of Jamaica (NPCJ), in Twickenham Park, St. Catherine last year.
Budget 2017/2018National Security

$103 Million Allocated for Police Facilities

A total of $103 million will be spent this financial year to undertake repairs on police facilities in the parishes of St. James and St. Catherine. The project, which falls under the Ministry of National Security, is being financed through the Consolidated Fund. This is contained in the 2017-18 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House of Representatives. For this...
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National Security

Construction to Continue at Lathbury Barracks

Construction and improvement work at the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) Lathbury Barracks, at Up Park Camp, will continue this financial year. The project, which falls under the Ministry of National Security, is being financed from Consolidated Fund at a cost of $350 million. This is outlined in the 2017-18 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House of Representatives. Anticipated targets...
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Commanding Officer for the St. James Police Division, Senior Superintendent Marlon Nesbeth, addressing the St. James Municipal Corporation’s monthly meeting in Montego Bay on February 9.
National Security

Police Pledge to Restore Order in St. James

Commanding Officer for the St. James Police Division, Senior Superintendent Marlon Nesbeth, says the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) will be taking all of the necessary measures to restore order to the parish and make it safe for the residents. Addressing the St. James Municipal Corporation’s monthly meeting in Montego Bay on February 9, Superintendent Nesbeth said the police have collaborated...
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