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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

The ‘Get the Guns’ campaign continues to reap results in the number of illegal guns seized by the security forces since the start of the year. Communication Officer, Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), Superintendent Stephanie Lindsay, reports that law-enforcement officers have...

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

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, ON, PC, MP

PM Commits to Reforms as he Mourns Murder of 3 Year-Old

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.

Legislation Best Protection Against Identity Theft – Martin Swaby

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.

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

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.

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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...

Minister of National Security, Hon. Robert Montague.

10 years ago National Security and Peace

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...

10 years ago National Security and PeaceSectoral 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...

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.

10 years ago National Security and Peace

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...

10 years ago National Security and PeaceSectoral Debate 2016/2017

We Will Not Shirk – Montague

National Security Minister, Hon. Robert Montague, says the Government will be relentless in pursuing perpetrators of crime and violence. “We will not shirk in this war against those who would challenge the authority of the State and bring untold terror to the people,” he said. Minister Montague was making his contribution to the 2016/17 Sectoral Debate in the House of...

Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Robert Montague

10 years ago National Security and PeaceSectoral Debate 2016/2017

Big Investment in National Security

Over the next three years the Government will make the largest investment in the National Security apparatus, as it seeks to curtail the country’s crime rate. “Never before will so much be invested in ensuring our peace and safety. We are not talking millions, but billions,” Minister of National Security, Hon. Robert Montague said. Speaking in the 2016/17 Sectoral Debate...

10 years ago National Security and PeaceSectoral Debate 2016/2017

Harsher Penalties for Gun Crimes

The Ministry of National Security will be seeking to have the mandatory minimum sentences for gun crimes, trafficking and possession increased. Making his contribution to the 2016/17 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representative on July 6, Minister of National Security, Hon. Robert Montague, said this will be escalated depending on the type of weapon. “Because the gun is featured...