Minister of National Security, Hon. Peter Bunting is assuring the public that the police will not be deterred in its efforts to reverse the increase in violence and murders now affecting sections of the country. The Minister was speaking in an interview with JIS News following a visit to Logwood Hanover on Friday, October 9, where six persons were killed...

The Universal Service Fund (USF) is funding a project to provide Wide Area Network connectivity for 73 police stations and facilities across the island, at a cost of $7 million. This islandwide broadband fibre-optic network, being put in by FLOW, will provide interconnectivity and Internet across the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) facilities. This will allow officers to share information and...

Minister of National Security, Hon. Peter Bunting, says it could take up to a year for consultations to be completed, before a decision is made as to whether Jamaica will sign a Prison Transfer Agreement with the United Kingdom (UK). “We are realistically looking at another year before we could go through the Parliamentary process,” he said. The Minister was...

Minister of National Security, Hon. Peter Bunting, says the Government has no intention of changing the arrangements governing the use of the voter identification system. The Minister gave the assurance, while speaking to journalists following the Jamaica House press briefing held at the Office of the Prime Minister on Wednesday, October 7. He was responding to concerns raised in the...

At a meeting with the Hanover Lay Magistrates Association last week, a suggestion was made to the Minister of National Security that a national identification card should be developed for all adults, which would carry biographic and biometric data. As part of his response, the Minister commented that the elector identification cards issued by the EOJ was such a system,...

Minister of National Security, Hon. Peter Buntings, says the Government will only sign the Prisoner Transfer Agreement with the United Kingdom (UK), after adequate public education and debate, and the enactment of new legislation in the Jamaican Parliament. “In fact, we will start this process with the establishment of a Special Select Committee that will receive written and oral submissions...

The Passport Immigration and Citizenship Agency (PICA) is reaping rewards from improvements made to its service delivery processes. Customer Service Director at PICA, Lesline Chisholm, told JIS News that during the period 2012 to 2014, PICA implemented technological solutions, and provided facilities and services for customers with special needs. Focus was also placed on improving efficiency through staff motivation, while...