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Head of the Community Safety and Security Branch, Assistant Commissioner of Police, Bishop Dr. Gary Welsh. (FILE)
Head of the Community Safety and Security Branch, Assistant Commissioner of Police, Bishop Dr. Gary Welsh. (FILE)

Residents Of Williamsfield Gardens Launch Neighbourhood Watch

Residents of Williamsfield Gardens and Heights, in Manchester, have launched a Neighbourhood Watch to support the crime-fighting efforts in the parish. This is the 45th Watch to be launched in Manchester and the 704th across the island. In his address...
Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Passport, Immigration and Citizenship Agency (PICA), Jennifer McDonald (right), presents the top award to new Immigration Officer, Kalefa Williams-Douglas (left), while Advisory Chairman of the agency’s Advisory Board, Dr. Leachim Semaj (centre), looks on. Occasion was a recent graduation ceremony for 39 new Immigration Officers, held at the Knutsford Court, Hotel, in New Kingston.
Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Passport, Immigration and Citizenship Agency (PICA), Jennifer McDonald (right), presents the top award to new Immigration Officer, Kalefa Williams-Douglas (left), while Advisory Chairman of the agency’s Advisory Board, Dr. Leachim Semaj (centre), looks on. Occasion was a recent graduation ceremony for 39 new Immigration Officers, held at the Knutsford Court, Hotel, in New Kingston.

Immigration Officers must be alert at all times –PICA CEO
Acting Head of Sint Maarten’s (Saint Martin) National Security Services, Jerome Beeldsnjider (right), makes an address, prior to the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the National Security Service of Sint Maarten and CARICOM Implementation Agency for Crime and Security (IMPACS) for the use of Advanced Passenger Information System (APIS). The ceremony was held at the Ministry of National Security, in Kingston, today (November 26). Others (from left) are: Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of National Security, Major General Stewart Saunders; and Executive Director of CARICOM IMPACS, Francis Forbes. APIS is an information sharing system that provides data on passenger movements across borders for air and sea vessels, thus augmenting a country’s ability to monitor and protect its borders.
Acting Head of Sint Maarten’s (Saint Martin) National Security Services, Jerome Beeldsnjider (right), makes an address, prior to the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the National Security Service of Sint Maarten and CARICOM Implementation Agency for Crime and Security (IMPACS) for the use of Advanced Passenger Information System (APIS). The ceremony was held at the Ministry of National Security, in Kingston, today (November 26). Others (from left) are: Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of National Security, Major General Stewart Saunders; and Executive Director of CARICOM IMPACS, Francis Forbes. APIS is an information sharing system that provides data on passenger movements across borders for air and sea vessels, thus augmenting a country’s ability to monitor and protect its borders.

St. Martin Signs MOU To Use APIS
(From left) Policy Analyst in the Office of the Prime Minister, Mr. Dave Noel Williams, Research Officer in the Bureau of Women’s Affairs, Ms. Rochelle Graham, Deputy Commissioner of Police in the Jamaica Constabulary Force, Ms. Novlette Grant, and Anthropologist, Dr. Herbert Gayle, in conversation ahead of a Discussion Forum hosted by the Bureau of Women’s Affairs under the theme “Addressing Gender-Based Violence: It’s 2015”. The forum was held at the Management Institute for National Development (MIND) on Friday, December 4.
(From left) Policy Analyst in the Office of the Prime Minister, Mr. Dave Noel Williams, Research Officer in the Bureau of Women’s Affairs, Ms. Rochelle Graham, Deputy Commissioner of Police in the Jamaica Constabulary Force, Ms. Novlette Grant, and Anthropologist, Dr. Herbert Gayle, in conversation ahead of a Discussion Forum hosted by the Bureau of Women’s Affairs under the theme “Addressing Gender-Based Violence: It’s 2015”. The forum was held at the Management Institute for National Development (MIND) on Friday, December 4.

Change in Culture Needed in Fight Against Gender-Based Violence-DCP Grant

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Minister Bunting Condemns the Murder of Two Policemen in St. Thomas

The Minister of National Security joins the Commissioner of Police in condemning the brutal murder of two policemen in St. Thomas last night. Corporal Kenneth Davis attached to Protective Services Division and Constable Craig Palmer, attached to the Kingston Western Division, were ambushed while playing a game of dominoes with friends in their community.  Commenting on the incident, the Minister...
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National Security

Beware Alcohol Drinkers This Christmas

Head of the Police Traffic Division, Senior Superintendent Calvin Allen, has informed that officers will be using portable breathalyser devices, as part of a strategy to reduce accidents on the roadways this Christmas. The devices will be used to test the level of alcohol in the system of a motorist who appears to be driving under the influence of alcohol....
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National SecuritySenate

Senate approves DNA Bill

The DNA Evidence Act, which is a critical piece of legislation that will serve to aid in the fight against crime, was passed in the Senate on December 11, with 25 amendments. Debate on the Bill was suspended in the Senate on December 10, to allow for amendments to be made to the First Schedule of the Act, which deals...
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National Security

JCF Drafts Policy On The Treatment Of Children In Their Care

The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) has drafted the Child Interaction Policy and Procedure (CIPP), which governs how police officers treat children in their care. The CIPP seeks to foster a child-friendly environment within the JCF; to safeguard the rights of the child; to strengthen collaboration with governmental and non-governmental agencies; and to treat all children in accordance with the JCF’s...
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National Security

700 More Cops To Be Deployed For Christmas

An additional 700 police personnel will be deployed across the island for the Christmas season to improve safety and security. Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) in charge of Operations, Clifford Blake, said that persons will be taken from offices, desk duties and from the National Police College of Jamaica and deployed to the streets. “While these desk jobs are important,...
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Foreign AffairsNational Security

Jamaica and Cuba Renew Agreements to Fight Transnational Crime

Jamaica and Cuba have strengthened cooperation in the fight against the illicit trade in guns and drugs and human trafficking in their territorial waters. This is under the Maritime and Police Cooperation Agreements, which were renewed on Wednesday (December 9). Minister of National Security, Hon. Peter Bunting, and Cuba’s Ambassador to Jamaica, Bernardo Guanche Hernandez, inked the deals during a...
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National Security

New Immigration Officers Urged To Protect Borders

Minister of National Security, Hon. Peter Bunting, has charged newly deployed Immigration Officers to ensure the protection of Jamaica’s borders, while also helping guests to enjoy what the country has to offer. The Minister, who was delivering the main address at a graduation ceremony for  the officers, on December 8, at the Knutsford Court Hotel, in New Kingston, said while...
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