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Senior Superintendent and Commanding Officer of the Traffic and Highway Division, Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), Calvin Allen (right), responds to questions by journalists during a press conference at the Office of the Police Commissioner, in St. Andrew, on July 11. At left is Communication Officer in the Corporate Communication Unit of the JCF, Superintendent Stephanie Lindsay.
Senior Superintendent and Commanding Officer of the Traffic and Highway Division, Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), Calvin Allen (right), responds to questions by journalists during a press conference at the Office of the Police Commissioner, in St. Andrew, on July 11. At left is Communication Officer in the Corporate Communication Unit of the JCF, Superintendent Stephanie Lindsay.

Motorists Urged to Stop Using Flashing Blue and Red Lights

The Police are urging motorists to desist from using flashing lights that replicate emergency vehicles. Under the law, emergency lights are to be used only by the Police, the Jamaica Fire Brigade, and ambulances. Blue lights are used by the...
Head of the Police Traffic Division, Senior Superintendent Calvin Allen, addresses a JIS Think Tank.
Head of the Police Traffic Division, Senior Superintendent Calvin Allen, addresses a JIS Think Tank.

Road Fatalities Down
Communication Officer in the Corporate Communication Unit, Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), Superintendent Stephanie Lindsay (second left), addresses press conference at the Office of the Police Commissioner in St. Andrew, on July 11. Others (from left) are Deputy Superintendent of Police in charge of Operations, Traffic and Highway Division, Errol Adams; Senior Superintendent and Commanding Officer of the Traffic and Highway Division, Calvin Allen; and Director, Island Traffic Authority, Ludlow Powell.
Communication Officer in the Corporate Communication Unit, Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), Superintendent Stephanie Lindsay (second left), addresses press conference at the Office of the Police Commissioner in St. Andrew, on July 11. Others (from left) are Deputy Superintendent of Police in charge of Operations, Traffic and Highway Division, Errol Adams; Senior Superintendent and Commanding Officer of the Traffic and Highway Division, Calvin Allen; and Director, Island Traffic Authority, Ludlow Powell.

Police Moving to Apprehend Criminals in the West
Communication Officer, Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), Superintendent Stephanie Lindsay, addresses press conference at the Office of the Police Commissioner, in St. Andrew, on July 11.
Communication Officer, Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), Superintendent Stephanie Lindsay, addresses press conference at the Office of the Police Commissioner, in St. Andrew, on July 11.

‘Get The Guns’ Campaign Yielding Results
Chairman of the National Task Force Against Trafficking in Persons, Carol Palmer, expresses her gratitude to the media for their support in heightening public awareness on human Trafficking, at a JIS ‘Think Tank’, recently.
Chairman of the National Task Force Against Trafficking in Persons, Carol Palmer, expresses her gratitude to the media for their support in heightening public awareness on human Trafficking, at a JIS ‘Think Tank’, recently.

Chair of NATFATIP Lauds Media

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Head of the Cyber Crime Unit at the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions, Andrea Martin Swaby, addresses the inaugural Civil Registration and Identity Management Conference at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in Rose Hall, St. James on July 8.
National Security

Legislation Best Protection Against Identity Theft – Martin Swaby

Head of the Cyber Crime Unit in the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Andrea Martin Swaby, says legislation provides the best protection against identify theft,  which she noted, has become a major international problem, impacting Jamaica and the wider Caribbean. She made the comment while addressing the Caribbean Civil Registration and Identity Management Conference at the Montego...
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Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security, Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (left), looks on as Assistant Commissioner of Police, Bishop Dr. Gary Welsh, points out something of interest in the guidelines for the ‘Management of Substance Misuse in the School System’ to Chief Justice, Hon. Zaila McCalla (2nd right). Sharing the moment is Senior Parish Court Judge, Kingston and St. Andrew Family Court, Paula Blake Powell. Occasion was the presentation ceremony for participants in the Children’s Drug Treatment Programme, held on July 8, at the Institute of Jamaica, downtown Kingston.
National Security

More Mentors Needed for Young Men – Minister of State Charles Jr.

Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security, Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., is urging more Jamaicans to come forward and offer themselves as mentors for the country’s young men. The objective, he said, is to steer them away from illicit activities and encourage them to become productive members of society. “We want to start focusing more on...
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Chairperson for the National Task Force Against Trafficking in Persons, Carol Palmer (centre); Senior Deputy Director of Public Prosecutions, Lisa Palmer Hamilton (left); and Head of the Anti-Trafficking in Persons Unit, Deputy Superintendent of Police Carl Berry (right), review techniques used in the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) Anti-Trafficking in Persons training manual at a recent JIS Think Tank.
JIS Think TankNational Security

JCF Boosts Anti-Trafficking in Persons Training

Members of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) are being better equipped to deal with cases of human trafficking. Head of the Anti-Trafficking in Persons Unit, Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Carl Berry, told JIS News that the human trafficking curriculum at the National Police College of Jamaica has been improved with more informed trainers. “We are mindful that not all...
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Minister of National Security, Hon. Robert Montague.
National Security

Minister Montague Moves to Safeguard Information on Security Spending

Minister of National Security, Hon. Robert Montague, says he will be making a Cabinet submission to exclude the Ministry’s printed details from the country’s Budget. He was speaking at a post-Sectoral Debate press conference at the Ministry’s Oxford Road offices in New Kingston on July 7. “We have seen on our website a lot of traffic from countries and organisations...
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Minister of National Security, Hon. Robert Montague.
National SecuritySectoral Debate 2016/2017

Several Ministries to Assist in Fight against Crime

The Government will be reallocating billions of dollars from several Ministries, Agencies and Departments to assist with the island’s crime-fighting strategies. “The administration is going to make the largest investment in the security apparatus in the history of this nation, and I am not talking millions, I am talking billions,” says Minister of National Security, Hon. Robert Montague. The Minister...
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Minister of National Security, Hon. Robert Montague, speaking at a post-Sectoral Debate press conference at the Ministry’s offices in Kingston on July 7.
National Security

No Announcement on Police Operations

Minister of National Security, Hon. Robert Montague, says operations and strategies being carried out by the police and military to tackle crime will no longer be announced beforehand. “This Minister will not be informing the criminal elements of the strategies to catch them,” Mr. Montague emphasised. The Minister was responding to questions posed by journalists during a post-Sectoral Debate press...
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