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National Security Minister, Hon. Robert Montague (left), listens to Deputy Commissioner of Police, Novelette Grant, at the Police Commissioner’s annual devotional exercise, held at the Police Commissioner’s Office on Old Hope Road in St. Andrew, on January 3. FILE

JCF to Step Up Operations Against Lottery Scamming

The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) will be stepping up its anti-lottery scamming activities this year. Acting Commissioner of Police (ACP), Novelette Grant, said all persons who play a role in the illegal activity will be targeted. These include callers, collectors,...

National Security Minister, Hon. Robert Montague, emphasises a point while addressing the commissioning of a Cessna aeroplane for the Jamaica Combined Cadet Force (JCCF), at the Caribbean Aviation Training Centre situated at the Tinson Pen Aerodrome in Kingston on Friday, September 23. (FILE)

Security Forces will be Relentless in Pursuit of Criminals – Montague

Minister of National Security, Hon. Robert Montague (right), listens keenly to Colonel of the Accompong Town Maroons, Ferron Williams, at the annual Maroon celebrations in St. Elizabeth on January 8.

Police Post to be Established in Accompong

Minister of National Security, Hon. Robert Montague. (FILE)

Security Minister Supports Defendants Giving Credible Information for Reward

Minister of National Security, Hon. Robert Montague (left), is greeted by Jamaica Defence Force Captain, Aubyn Sibblies (right), at a reception, held at the Half Moon Hotel, Rose Hall, St. James on January 5. At centre is Assistant Commissioner of Police, Warren Clarke.

There are Enough Qualified Jamaicans to Fill the Post – Security Minister

Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security, Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (right), addresses a function of the Department of Correctional Services, recently.

9 years ago National Security

Juvenile Recidivism Decreasing

State Minister in the Ministry of National Security, Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., says juvenile recidivism is decreasing. In an interview with JIS News, the State Minister also noted that fewer wards of the State are being detained, because of the diversion programme being used in the court system. The programme, he explained, is a system used to assess...

9 years ago National Security

New Police Commissioner Must Come with Specific Performance Targets – Montague

National Security Minister, Hon. Robert Montague, says the next Police Commissioner must come with specific performance targets to be achieved under his or her contract. Addressing the Police Commissioner’s annual devotional exercise at the Commissioner’s Office in St. Andrew on January 3, the Minister said the Police Services Commission has been apprised of the change. Mr. Montague also noted that...

9 years ago National Security

Security Minister Announces Measures to Combat Crime and Violence

National Security Minister, Hon. Robert Montague, has announced a raft of measures to combat crime and violence and to improve the effectiveness of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) for 2017. Speaking at the JCF’s annual devotional exercise at the Police Commissioner’s Office, Old Hope Road, in St. Andrew, on January 3, Mr. Montague informed that among the measures will be...

9 years ago National Security

Farmers Urged to Increase Vigilance Against Praedial Larceny

The Praedial Larceny Prevention Unit is advising farmers and consumers to increase their vigilance during the festive season and beyond, as there has been an upsurge in the theft of livestock, mainly goats. Speaking with JIS News, Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) Praedial Larceny Prevention Officer, Sergeant Damian Harry, said the upsurge in farm theft is due to an increase in...

9 years ago National Security

Police to Trace and Punish 119 Prank Callers

National Security Minister, Hon. Robert Montague, says technology will be utilised to track and then punish persons who continue to make prank calls to the 119 police emergency number. Delivering remarks at a graduation ceremony held recently at the National Police College in St. Catherine, the Minister said he was awaiting delivery of the “the bits of equipment and the...

Commissioner of Police, Dr. Carl Williams

9 years ago National Security

Police Commissioner to demit office January 6

The Ministry of National Security confirms the resignation of Commissioner of Police, Dr. Carl Williams as of January 6, 2017. Dr. Williams indicated his desire to retire from the Jamaica Constabulary Force from October 18, 2016. Numerous efforts were made by members of the administration, the Police Services Commission, and the Minister of National Security to have the Commissioner extend...

Sergeant Shawnjaye Mitchell of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) Corporate Communications Unit, encouraging business operators to use armoured vehicles to transport cash, during his presentation at a recent JIS ‘Think Tank’.

9 years ago National Security

Persons Urged to Use Armoured Vehicles to Transport Money

The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) is urging business operators to use armoured vehicles to transport large quantities of cash and other valuables. Speaking with JIS News, Sergeant Shawnjaye Mitchell of the JCF’s Corporate Communications Unit, said business transactions are heightened during the festive season, and thieves will use this opportunity to rob persons. “We are advising business owners to employ...