State Minister in the National Security Ministry, Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. says best practices from the juvenile justice system in Chile are to be explored in local juvenile facilities. The Senator led a one-week delegation to Santiago de Chile from June 9-13, to observe the Chilean juvenile justice system in order to enhance the operations of correctional facilities...

Jamaica’s first Beach Safety and Security Watch was launched on June 19 at the Greenwich Farm Fishing Village, in Kingston. The watch is a subset of the Neighbourhood Watch Programme, which is driven by the Community Safety and Security Branch (CSSB). It involves the local police, fisherfolk and other stakeholders working in partnership for the safety and security of users...

Five police stations in the Corporate Area have received first aid kits aimed at equipping police vehicles with the requisite tools to offer care to victims at accident scenes. The police stations are: Matilda’s Corner, Papine, August Town, Gordon Town and Grants Pen. The 15 emergency response trauma bags were handed over to Commissioner of Police, Dr. Carl Williams, by...

Officers attending the Exercise Tradewinds multinational security training programme (Phase 2), now under way in Jamaica, will participate in six coastal clean-up projects on June 26. The projects are community relations events organised by the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) that will target beaches and coastlines in Kingston, St. Catherine, and St. Ann. They will be carried out under the theme:...

More than 1,300 military and police personnel from the Caribbean, United States (US), Canada, Britain, France, and Mexico, are in Jamaica for Exercise Tradewinds 2016. The nine-day exercise, from June 20 to 28, is focused on training in maritime and land operations. It is phase two of the multinational security training initiative led by US Southern Command (US SOUTHCOMM). Chief...

The Government is strengthening the prison rehabilitation programme in order to reduce reoffending and equip inmates with skills to re-enter society. Minister of National Security, Hon. Robert Montague, said that focus is being placed on improving literacy, preparing inmates for external examinations, engaging them in farming and other work, and providing training in conflict resolution. “We are insisting that those...

The Defence Board chaired by the Prime Minister of Jamaica, Hon. Andrew Holness met on June 17, 2016 to discuss the Report of the Commission of Enquiry Appointed to Enquire into Events which Occurred in West Kingston and related areas in May 2010. In attendance were the Minister of National Security Hon. Robert Montague M.P., the Minister of Justice Hon....