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...

The Government is strengthening the prison rehabilitation programme in order to reduce re-offending 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...

Some 87 District Constables are being trained for deployment to resort areas. “These officers will function under a special arm of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), have policing powers and will focus specifically on boosting safety and security in resort areas,” said Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett. He was making his contribution to the 2016/17 Sectoral Debate in the...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the significant drop in violence in schools has resulted from the safety and security initiative that he implemented for schools. According to the Prime Minister, the Security and Safety in Schools Programme, which was implemented while he was Minister of Education, has provided the institutions with the capacity to tackle social ills,...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says security of humanity must be the duty of all, even as he condemns the killing of 49 persons in the United States (US) last weekend. The Prime Minister, who was making his first public presentation since the attack on Sunday (June 12), on a nightclub in the US, where another 53 persons...