Thirty-one members of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) Area 5 Division have benefited from training in Supervisory Management. The course, conducted by the HEART/NSTA Trust, also covered public speaking and human resources management. Delivering the keynote address at the closing ceremony held recently at the Greater Portmore Police Station in St. Catherine, Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP), Clifford Chambers, urged...

The Police Civilian Oversight Authority (PCOA) will present its first ever ‘Top of TOPS’ Station Award in the Transforming Our Police Service (TOPS) Competition this year. The award, which is a new feature of the competition, will be presented at the TOPS awards ceremony on November 27, during Police Week. Five contenders, each a previous Area Top Station winner, are...

The Jamaica Combined Cadet Force (JCCF) is undertaking a series of progressive initiatives, aimed at enhancing the organisation’s relevance and impact in a rapidly changing environment. Commandant, Brigadier Errol V. Johnson, gave an outline during the JCCF’s 81st anniversary Founder’s Day Service at St. Matthew’s Anglican Church in Santa Cruz, St. Elizabeth, on Sunday (November 17). Key among the initiatives...

Member of Parliament for St. Catherine East Central, Hon. Alando Terrelonge, has informed that a new mobile police station is now located in the community of Gregory Park. He made the disclosure during his contribution to the 2024/25 State of the Constituency Debate in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (November 12). Mr. Terrelonge, who is Minister of State in...

Several uniformed groups converged on the St. James Parish Church’s grounds in Montego Bay to honour the island’s fallen soldiers during a Remembrance Day wreath laying ceremony on Monday (November 11). Remembrance Day is observed in memory of soldiers who lost their lives in the two World Wars. It is also known as Armistice Day or Poppy Day, and marked...

The Government continues to make the requisite investments in new technologies, particularly those designed to enhance public safety and citizen security, and remains focused on ensuring their effectiveness when deployed, according to Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness. Addressing Tuesday’s (November 12) graduation ceremony for the second cohort of participants in the Jamaica Constabulary Force’s (JCF) Inspector Development...

Parents with first-hand experience of the positive impact of the case management approach to social intervention will be giving their testimonials during this year’s Best Practice Symposium, to be staged by the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ). The symposium will be held on November 13 under the theme: ‘Tools for Development’, at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston. One...