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Members of Staff of the Peace Management Initiative (PMI) Western, in Montego Bay, St. James, discuss programmes being implemented across western Jamaica. From left are social workers Maxine Matthews and Howard Lewis; Programmes Coordinator, Sheila Pryce Brooks; Violence Interrupter, Brenda-Lee Black Samuels, Violence Interrupter Supervisor, Lavern Johnson and Data Analyst, André Reid.
Members of Staff of the Peace Management Initiative (PMI) Western, in Montego Bay, St. James, discuss programmes being implemented across western Jamaica. From left are social workers Maxine Matthews and Howard Lewis; Programmes Coordinator, Sheila Pryce Brooks; Violence Interrupter, Brenda-Lee Black Samuels, Violence Interrupter Supervisor, Lavern Johnson and Data Analyst, André Reid.

PMI Western Playing Major Role to Curb Crime and Violence

The Peace Management Initiative (PMI) in western Jamaica has been playing a major role in curbing crime and violence as well as creating opportunities for youth in the parishes of St. James and Westmoreland. This is being done through its...
Minister of National Security, Hon. Robert Montague. (FILE)
Minister of National Security, Hon. Robert Montague. (FILE)

Gov’t Procuring Equipment for DNA Register
Minister of National Security, Hon. Robert Montague (right), in discussion with Executive Director, Institute of Forensic Science and Legal Medicine, Dr. Judith Mowatt, at the handing over of the BULLETTRAX-3D system to the Institute, in Kingston, today (March 14).
Minister of National Security, Hon. Robert Montague (right), in discussion with Executive Director, Institute of Forensic Science and Legal Medicine, Dr. Judith Mowatt, at the handing over of the BULLETTRAX-3D system to the Institute, in Kingston, today (March 14).

More Illegal Guns Seized
Director of Safety and Security in Schools, Assistant Superintendent of Police, Coleridge Minto, speaks at the International Women’s Day commemorative church service, held on March 12 at the Faith Cathedral Deliverance Centre, 104 Waltham Park Road, in Kingston.
Director of Safety and Security in Schools, Assistant Superintendent of Police, Coleridge Minto, speaks at the International Women’s Day commemorative church service, held on March 12 at the Faith Cathedral Deliverance Centre, 104 Waltham Park Road, in Kingston.

JCF Introduces 50 Youth Clubs in Schools
Clerk to the Houses of Parliament, Heather Cooke (right), joins students and other stakeholders in a walk for peace as part of activities to mark Commonwealth Day on Monday (March 13). The march, from Ruthven Avenue, along Half-Way Tree Road and up Chelsea Avenue, was preceded by a peace rally at The Knutsford Court Hotel.
Clerk to the Houses of Parliament, Heather Cooke (right), joins students and other stakeholders in a walk for peace as part of activities to mark Commonwealth Day on Monday (March 13). The march, from Ruthven Avenue, along Half-Way Tree Road and up Chelsea Avenue, was preceded by a peace rally at The Knutsford Court Hotel.

JCF Finalising Child Interaction Policy and Procedure

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Head of the Corporate Communications Unit (CCU) of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), Superintendent Stephanie Lindsay, addresses a JIS Think Tank.
National Security

Police Advises Passengers to Respond when Questioned During Traffic Stops

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...
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In this file photo a convoy of Bushmaster Protected Mobility Vehicles (PMVs) departs Up Park Camp.
National Security

JDF Gets US$11.6 Million to Improve Offshore Patrol and Aerial Surveillance

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...
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National Safe Schools and Training Coordinator, Sergeant Tanecia Johnson (right), gets a high-five from student at St. Francis Primary and Infant School, Amanda Smith (left), during Tuesday’s (March 7) fourth staging of the National Safe Schools
National Security

Scores Gather in Mandela Park for Peace Day Concert

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...
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Detective Sergeant, Ava Lindo (left), receives the LASCO Police Officer of the Year trophy from the Founder and Executive Chairman, LASCO Affiliated Companies, Hon. Lascelles Chin.
National Security

Teacher Leaves Classroom to Serve with Distinction in JCF

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...
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Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security, Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (second left), examines crop being grown under the Tamarind Farm Greenhouse Project. Occasion was the official handing over of the project, sponsored by Carib Cement Company, at the Tamarind Farm Adult Correctional Centre in Spanish Town on March 6. The project, which commenced in September 2016, aims to assist with the rehabilitation of inmates. Others (from left) are Senior Superintendent for Tamarind Farm Adult Correctional Centre, Baldwin Rollins; Chairman of Carib Cement Company, Parris Lyew Ayee and Correctional Officer 1, Tamarind Farm Adult Correctional Centre, Linton Campbell.
National Security

Greenhouse Project at Tamarind Farm Correctional Centre

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....
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State Minister for National Security, Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., addresses the recent ground-breaking ceremony for a new training facility at the Tamarind Farm Adult Correctional Centre in St. Catherine, which is being built by Food For The Poor at a cost of approximately $3.19 million.
National Security

Food For The Poor Hailed for Work in the Prison System

State Minister for National Security, Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., has praised Food For The Poor (FFP for its work in the prison system. He noted that the charity organisation, which supports the Ministry’s delivery of programmes and services in correctional institutions, has a long and distinguished track record in safeguarding the welfare of persons regarded by sections of...
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