The maritime capabilities of the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) and Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) have been bolstered with the receipt of five state-of-the-art inshore patrol vessels from the Japanese Government. The vessels, which were provided under the Government of Japan’s J$420-million Grant Aid Programme, were handed over during a ceremony at the JDF Coast Guard Base in Port Royal, Kingston,...

The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) is reporting a 35.9 per cent decline in murders between January 1 and April 5 this year, when compared to the same period in 2024. “That is a big decline in murders. The JCF's crime data shows that 191 homicides were recorded up to April 5 and if you look at last year, January 1...

With the Norwood community in St. James recording zero murders in 2024, Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, joined the Norwood Community Development Committee and the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) on April 6, to celebrate the milestone. The community recorded eight murders in 2023. During the celebratory forum held at the Norwood Sports Complex, Dr. Chang, who...

Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (left), greets Jamaica’s Ambassador-designate to the United States, Major General (Ret’d) Antony Anderson, during a courtesy call at the Ministry in Kingston on Friday (April 4).

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, is warning criminals that they have no safe haven anywhere in Jamaica. He said the security forces will be relentlessly going after gangs, those who import weapons into the country and those who use them to commit crimes. “You have no hiding place! All the people who are importing guns into Jamaica,...

Effective police oversight is indispensable in the fight against crime and the success of a democratic society, says Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of National Security, Ambassador Alison Stone Roofe. “The demand for transparency and accountability within the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) is a sentiment that is shared by many. It ensures that law-enforcement agencies are accountable to the people...