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

National Security Ministry to Make Greater Use of Space in Island’s Prisons

The Ministry of National Security will be making more efficient use of space in the island’s correctional service. This was disclosed by portfolio Minister, Hon. Robert Montague, during an interactive session with heads of the security forces at the Jamaica...
In this file photo, Minister of National Security, Hon. Robert Montague, is in discussion with Acting Commissioner of Police, Novelette Grant (right), during an interactive session with heads of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) at the Jamaica Conference Centre in downtown Kingston on Tuesday (January 17).
In this file photo, Minister of National Security, Hon. Robert Montague, is in discussion with Acting Commissioner of Police, Novelette Grant (right), during an interactive session with heads of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) at the Jamaica Conference Centre in downtown Kingston on Tuesday (January 17).

Corporate Area Police to Ride Free on JUTC Buses
Director/Principal of the Regional Drug Law Enforcement Training Centre (REDTRAC), Major George Benson, outlining plans for the institution’s 21st anniversary commemoration during a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank on Friday, January 13.
Director/Principal of the Regional Drug Law Enforcement Training Centre (REDTRAC), Major George Benson, outlining plans for the institution’s 21st anniversary commemoration during a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank on Friday, January 13.

Regional Drug Law Enforcement Training Centre Celebrating 21 Years of Service
Acting Commissioner of Police, Novelette Grant (second right), responds to a question posed during a press conference at the Office of the Police Commissioner located at 103 Old Hope Road in St. Andrew on January 11. The press conference was held to provide an overview of the operations of the Force in 2016 and strategies that will be adopted in 2017. Others (from left) are Head of the Criminal Investigative Branch, Assistant Commissioner of Police, Ealan Powell; Deputy Commissioner of Police in charge of Technical Operations, Clifford Blake; and Deputy Commissioner of Police in charge of Territorial Operation, George Quallo.
Acting Commissioner of Police, Novelette Grant (second right), responds to a question posed during a press conference at the Office of the Police Commissioner located at 103 Old Hope Road in St. Andrew on January 11. The press conference was held to provide an overview of the operations of the Force in 2016 and strategies that will be adopted in 2017. Others (from left) are Head of the Criminal Investigative Branch, Assistant Commissioner of Police, Ealan Powell; Deputy Commissioner of Police in charge of Technical Operations, Clifford Blake; and Deputy Commissioner of Police in charge of Territorial Operation, George Quallo.

Focused Deployment of Assets to Fight Crime – Grant
Acting Commissioner of Police, Novelette Grant, addresses a press conference at the Office of the Police Commissioner located at 103 Old Hope Road in St. Andrew yesterday (January 11). The press conference provided an overview of the operations of the force in 2016 and outlined strategies for 2017.
Acting Commissioner of Police, Novelette Grant, addresses a press conference at the Office of the Police Commissioner located at 103 Old Hope Road in St. Andrew yesterday (January 11). The press conference provided an overview of the operations of the force in 2016 and outlined strategies for 2017.

Police Cleared Up 57 Per Cent of Murders Last Year

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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
National Security

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, transporters, suppliers of lead lists, among others. “Whatever role you play, we are coming after you,” she said at a...
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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)
National Security

Security Forces will be Relentless in Pursuit of Criminals – Montague

Minister of National Security, Hon. Robert Montague said the security forces will be relentless in going after criminals this year. He said special attention will be given to western parishes, which recorded the highest number of murders last year. An infantry and coast-guard base will be established in Freeport, Montego Bay, and at the old Braham Wharf in Savanna-la-Mar. “We...
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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.
National Security

Police Post to be Established in Accompong

National Security Minister, Hon. Robert Montague, has announced that a police post will be established soon in the Accompong Maroon community of St. Elizabeth. The Minister said he will be having dialogue with Maroon Colonel, Ferron Williams, to identify a location for the police post. Speaking in Accompong on January 6, Mr. Montague said the establishment of the post is...
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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.
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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...
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Minister of National Security, Hon. Robert Montague. (FILE)
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...
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