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Head of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) Corporate Communication Unit, Superintendent Stephanie Lindsay, speaking at a recent JIS Think Tank.
Head of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) Corporate Communication Unit, Superintendent Stephanie Lindsay, speaking at a recent JIS Think Tank.

Police Week To Be Observed Nov. 20-23

The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) will be observing Police Week 2016 from Sunday, November 20 to Wednesday, November 23 under the theme ‘The Journey’, to mark its 149th anniversary. Speaking at a JIS ‘Think Tank’, today (November 18), Head of...
Director of Economic Planning, Research and Logistics at the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), James Stewart (left), addresses quarterly press briefing at the PIOJ offices, on November 16. Others (from second left) are Director General of the PIOJ, Dr. Wayne Henry; and Programme Director, Vision 2030 Jamaica Secretariat at PIOJ, Ms. Elizabeth Emanuel.
Director of Economic Planning, Research and Logistics at the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), James Stewart (left), addresses quarterly press briefing at the PIOJ offices, on November 16. Others (from second left) are Director General of the PIOJ, Dr. Wayne Henry; and Programme Director, Vision 2030 Jamaica Secretariat at PIOJ, Ms. Elizabeth Emanuel.

Crime Rates Trending Down
Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security, Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr, addresses International Peace Day ceremony in Sam Sharpe Square, Montego Bay, St. James, on September 21. (File photo)
Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security, Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr, addresses International Peace Day ceremony in Sam Sharpe Square, Montego Bay, St. James, on September 21. (File photo)

75 Correctional Officers Honoured for Dedicated Service
Executive Director of the National Council on Drug Abuse, Michael Tucker (left), in discussion with Organisation of American States Country Representative to Jamaica, Jeanelle van GlaanenWeygel (third left), at a ceremony to release the findings of the 2016 National Drug Prevalence Survey, at Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in Kingston, on November 15. Others (from second left) are Chief Technical Director in the Ministry, Mrs. Karen Clarke Davis; Advisor to the Health Minister, Dr. Stephanie Reid, and Inter-American Drug Abuse Control Commission Research Specialist, Pernell Clarke.
Executive Director of the National Council on Drug Abuse, Michael Tucker (left), in discussion with Organisation of American States Country Representative to Jamaica, Jeanelle van GlaanenWeygel (third left), at a ceremony to release the findings of the 2016 National Drug Prevalence Survey, at Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in Kingston, on November 15. Others (from second left) are Chief Technical Director in the Ministry, Mrs. Karen Clarke Davis; Advisor to the Health Minister, Dr. Stephanie Reid, and Inter-American Drug Abuse Control Commission Research Specialist, Pernell Clarke.

Special Tickets Being Designed to Deal with Ganja Offence
Shauntai Burke, who has received invaluable support from the Citizen Security and Justice Programme (CSJP) is encouraging other young people facing challenges to never give up on their dreams.
Shauntai Burke, who has received invaluable support from the Citizen Security and Justice Programme (CSJP) is encouraging other young people facing challenges to never give up on their dreams.

CSJP a Lifeline for Young Mother

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Soldiers of Wars to be Remembered Nov. 13

On Remembrance Sunday, which is being observed on November 13, Jamaica will join the rest of the world in recognising the sacrifices of  those who fought in World Wars 1 and II. World War 1 occurred between 1914-1919, while World War 11 lasted from  1939 to  1945. About 4,000 to 5,000 Jamaicans were involved in the wars. Many Jamaicans served...
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In this file photo, Minister of National Security, Hon. Robert Montague, has the attention of security guards from Hawkeye Limited, at a press conference at the Ministry’s head office on Oxford Road on November 8, 2016 to announce a self-contributory health-insurance scheme for security guards through Guardian Life.
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Self-Contributory Health-Insurance Scheme for Security Guards

Security guards are to benefit from a self-contributory health-insurance scheme provided through Guardian Life. Minister of National Security, Hon. Robert Montague, who made the announcement at his Oxford Road offices yesterday (November 9), said that some 23,000 registered security guards stand to benefit from health coverage. It includes an individual plan for $997 per month, a family plan for $1,473...
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Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Robert Montague
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Security Stipulations for Development Coming

The Government will be amending the law to ensure that developers implement specific security infrastructure in new developments. This was disclosed by Minister of National Security, Hon. Robert Montague during a town hall meeting with residents and business owners of New Kingston at the Courtleigh Hotel recently. “This administration is taking to Parliament very soon, an amendment to the law,...
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State Minister for National Security, Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles, Jr. (standing, 2nd right), and United States (US) Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency Luis Moreno (right), look on as Senior Forensics Officer, Institute of Forensic Science and Legal Medicine, Lysha Reid (seated), demonstrates the new state-of-the-art Scanning Electron Microscope. The equipment, procured by the US Embassy was officially presented to the Institute on Wednesday (November 2). Looking on at left is the Institute’s Chief Forensics Officer, Nicola Baxter.
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Jamaica Gets Equipment to Boost Crime Solving

The analytical capability of the State-run Institute of Forensic Science and Legal Medicine has been boosted with the acquisition of a scanning electron microscope (SEM) valued at approximately $42.3 million (US$328,000). The state-of-the-art equipment enables the laboratory to better analyse trace evidence such as gunshot residue, paint and glass fragments, among other elements, which are collected by the police from...
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