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The Jamaica Customs Agency (JCA) is advising its clients and stakeholders that operations at its Queen’s 230 Warehouse, located on Spanish Town Road, Kingston, have been suspended until further notice. This closure is primarily due to the possible release of a hazardous material in the stripping section of the facility, on Monday, November 9, 2015. Following reports of the possible...

The Ministry of National Security today (November 9) launched an anti-lottery scamming media campaign dubbed “Do di Math” aimed at stemming the crime in the western end of the island. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Peter Bunting, who made the announcement during a vehicle handover ceremony at the Office of the Commissioner in Kingston, said the campaign is designed to “connect the...

An oversight body, the Rule of Law Working Group, has been established to assist the Government in its fight against crime and violence in the country. The group, comprising members drawn from the Partnership for Jamaica, will assist in improving participation and accountability as well as provide a more objective and authoritative assessment of developments in the area of crime...

Address Hon Peter Bunting MP, Minister of National Security At the Handing Over Ceremony of Motor Vehicles to the Jamaica Constabulary Force Monday November 9, 2015 Police Commissioner’s Office Old Hope Road Salutations: Violent crime is a major obstacle to growth and development in Jamaica.  Its impact is more than economic.  Violent crime is destroying lives, destroying families, destroying communities,...

Minister of National Security, Hon. Peter Bunting, has informed that since the start of 2015, some 316 persons have left the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF). Mr. Bunting was responding to comments made by Opposition Leader, Andrew Holness, that since the start of the year more than 800 persons have resigned from the force. In a statement to the House of...

Programmes geared towards luring vulnerable youth away from committing crimes are expected to be explored during the current three-day meeting of the Caribbean Basin Security Initiative (CBSI) in Kingston. Addressing the opening, today (November 3), at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel, Minister of National Security, Hon. Peter Bunting, told delegates that youth involvement in crime is an urgent issue for Jamaica....

As part of its 125th anniversary celebrations, representatives of the Seventh Day Adventist Church in Jamaica will undertake repairs at a number of police stations islandwide, on Sunday, October 25. The engagement, being carried out under a major improvement project, will include: the building of access ramps for the physically challenged; painting; and electrical repairs. President, Jamaica Union Conference of...

Assistant Commissioner of Police in Charge of Area One, Winchroy Budhoo, has challenged members of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) and citizens to unite, in order to regain confidence and trust, and make community policing effective. Addressing a Town Hall meeting at the Lucea United Church Hall in Hanover, on October 15, Mr. Budhoo told the large gathering that all...

The Department of Correctional Services, as part of its 40th anniversary celebrations, hosted an exhibition of art and craft items done by inmates and wards from a cross section of correctional centres, at the Horizon Adult Remand Centre, on October 16. Woodwork, preserves, paintings, spreads, cushions, cakes and other items were on display and for sale to persons who turned...

The ‘Get the Guns’ campaign, launched just over three weeks ago, continues to reap results in the seizure of illegal firearms. Commissioner of Police, Dr. Carl Williams, reports that law enforcement officers have seized 68 illegal guns and some 800 rounds of assorted ammunition from communities all across Jamaica. Speaking at the handover of nine boats by the United States...

A University of the West Indies (UWI) professor is calling for increased use of technology by developing countries, including Jamaica, to assist in the fight against crime. Professor Evan Duggan, who is Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences, said there have been “amazing advancements” in Information and Communication Technologies (ICT), over the past six decades, which offer great potential...

Chief Executive Officer of the Passport, Immigration and Citizenship Agency (PICA), Jennifer McDonald, and her staff are still celebrating their awards in the Public Sector Customer Service Competition (PSCSC) 2015. The executive agency copped four awards in the categories: Most Creative/Innovative, Most Socially Aware, Best Modernised and 1st runner-up for Most Improved Entity. To qualify for each category, PICA presented...