The St. James police are warning that there will be no safe haven for criminals in the parish and is calling on residents to ostracise them from the communities. “One of the best forms of ostracism is a thing called social sanction,” said Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) in charge of the parish, Steve McGregor. “When the criminals get the...

A total of $200 million will be spent this fiscal year to continue construction and improvement work, at the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) Lathbury Barracks, at Up Park Camp. This is contained in the 2016/17 Estimates of Expenditure now before the House of Representatives. Anticipated targets for this fiscal year include continuing construction on the first and second three storey...

A total of $3 million has been allocated to the Rehabilitation and Reintegration of Local Offender and Deported Persons Programme, to complete outstanding payment activities. As outlined in the 2016/17 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House of Representatives, the programme seeks to: reduce the rate of re-offending among local offenders and deportees; improve the rehabilitation and reintegration of deportees...

A total of $1.2 billion has been allocated to the Ministry of National Security, to purchase vital equipment needed for the maintenance of law and order. This is contained in the 2016/17 Estimates of Expenditure now before the House of Representatives. The Estimates were recently tabled by the Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Audley Shaw. Of the...

The Government has set aside $510 million in the 2016/17 Estimates of Expenditure now before the House of Representatives, to boost the operations of the Jamaica Defence Force. Of the total amount, $350 million will be given to the Coast Guard, to facilitate the refitting of offshore patrol vessels. Another $100 million will be allocated to the Air Wing, to...

A sum of $150.02 million has been allocated in the 2016/17 Estimates of Expenditure for the Caribbean Anti-Corruption Programme. As outlined in the Estimates, now before the House of Representatives, the project is funded by the Department for International Development (DFID), to support the work of the Independent Commission of Investigations (INDECOM). Anticipated targets for the fiscal year include increasing...

Two of the island’s correctional facilities are slated to be improved this fiscal year through a $253 million allocation to the Construction and Improvement of Correctional Facilities project, in the Ministry of National Security. As contained in the 2016/17 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House of Representatives, the money will go towards completing construction of the new 306-bed dormitory...

Construction and improvement works will be undertaken at several police stations this fiscal year, under a $190 million project. The project, entitled ‘Construction and Improvement of Police Buildings’, is being implemented by the Ministry of National Security and the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF). As contained in the 2016/17 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House of Representatives, the money will...

A sum of $27.2 million has been allocated to the Jamaica National Crime Victimisation Survey in the 2016/17 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House of Representatives. It seeks to provide detailed and accurate analysis of major crime trends in Jamaica, in order to inform the Government’s response in improving public security measures. It also aims to measure the extent...