State Minister in the Ministry of National Security and Peace, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn, says the Government is accelerating the restoration of police facilities impacted by Hurricane Melissa under the Accelerated Infrastructure Restoration (AIR) Plan. The plan leverages emergency procurement protocols and strong institutional partnerships to fast-track construction, repairs, and upgrades. “This initiative is a rapid, coordinated, mission-driven plan designed to...

Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), Karina Powell-Hood, has described the opening of the newly rebuilt Little London Police Station in Westmoreland as a significant milestone in strengthening public safety and resilience across the parish. Speaking during the official opening ceremony on November 28, Mrs. Powell-Hood underscored the station’s strategic importance in maintaining continuity of policing services following Hurricane Melissa. “The...

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has highlighted Jamaica’s significant progress in reducing violent crime, noting that, for the first time in almost four decades, the island could record fewer than 700 murders this year. Dr. Holness, in his address at the opening ceremony for the newly reconstructed Little London Police Station in Westmoreland on Friday (November 28),...

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the newly reconstructed Little London Police Station in Westmoreland reflects the Government’s ongoing commitment to strengthening the country’s security infrastructure while enhancing the working environment for members of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF). Speaking during the official opening on Friday (November 28), Dr. Holness noted that the new facility represents the...

The Agricultural Protection Branch (APB) of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) is urging farmers to utilise the National Animal Identification and Traceability System (NAITS), as it will assist the police in reducing praedial larceny and catching the perpetrators. The NAITS system employs unique animal tags and passports to generate detailed records of each animal’s identity, owner, location, and movement. This...

As part of ongoing measures to safeguard the nation’s road infrastructure, any individual found responsible for damaging public roads will face prosecution under the provisions of the new Road Traffic Act. Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Infrastructure Development with responsibility for Works, Hon. Robert Morgan, has informed that the police will be intensifying enforcement efforts...

The Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) will soon transition from the delivery of relief and aid packages to focus on reconstruction and rebuilding as the nation moves to another phase of the recovery from Hurricane Melissa. “They will have to shift now to the distribution of construction, repair, and rebuilding materials. And they will also have to shift from giving out...