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Minister of National Security, Hon. Peter Bunting (on dais), observes as new police recruits go through their paces, at the passing out parade and award ceremony at the National Police College of Jamaica in Twickenham Park, St. Catherine on August 14. He is flanked by Police Commissioner, Dr. Carl Williams (left); and Deputy Commissioner, Delworth Heath.
Minister of National Security, Hon. Peter Bunting (on dais), observes as new police recruits go through their paces, at the passing out parade and award ceremony at the National Police College of Jamaica in Twickenham Park, St. Catherine on August 14. He is flanked by Police Commissioner, Dr. Carl Williams (left); and Deputy Commissioner, Delworth Heath.

244 Police Recruits Graduate

The manpower of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) has been boosted with the graduation of 244 new recruits from the National Police College in Twickenham Park, St. Catherine on Friday (August 14). The graduates, comprising 198 males and 46 females,...
National Security Minister, Hon. Peter Bunting (second right), presents one of ten keys to Police Commissioner, Dr. Carl Williams (left), for new police vehicles, at his office on Old Hope Road in St Andrew on August 4, while accepting a gas card from Assistant Commissioner of Police, Leon Rose (right). Looking on are Andrea Moore (second left) of the Portland Resort Board and Minister of Tourism, Dr. Wykeham McNeill (third left). The police vehicles will be distributed to the resort areas across the island, and form part of police crime fighting efforts.
National Security Minister, Hon. Peter Bunting (second right), presents one of ten keys to Police Commissioner, Dr. Carl Williams (left), for new police vehicles, at his office on Old Hope Road in St Andrew on August 4, while accepting a gas card from Assistant Commissioner of Police, Leon Rose (right). Looking on are Andrea Moore (second left) of the Portland Resort Board and Minister of Tourism, Dr. Wykeham McNeill (third left). The police vehicles will be distributed to the resort areas across the island, and form part of police crime fighting efforts.

Fleet Management System to Be Implemented By JCF
National Security Minister, Hon. Peter Bunting, speaking at a recent meeting of the Montego Bay Chamber of Commerce and Industry, at which he gave details of the success of the programme.
National Security Minister, Hon. Peter Bunting, speaking at a recent meeting of the Montego Bay Chamber of Commerce and Industry, at which he gave details of the success of the programme.

CSJP Helps to Reduce Crime – Security Minister
National Security Minister, Hon. Peter Bunting (right), makes a point during a meeting of the Montego Bay Chamber of Commerce and Industry at the organisation’s Union Street offices on Thursday (July 30). Listening attentively (from left) are: Chairman of the Tourism Enhancement Fund, Senator Noel Sloley; Montego Bay’s Mayor, Councillor Glendon Harris; and Chamber member, Sonia Clarke Bowen.
National Security Minister, Hon. Peter Bunting (right), makes a point during a meeting of the Montego Bay Chamber of Commerce and Industry at the organisation’s Union Street offices on Thursday (July 30). Listening attentively (from left) are: Chairman of the Tourism Enhancement Fund, Senator Noel Sloley; Montego Bay’s Mayor, Councillor Glendon Harris; and Chamber member, Sonia Clarke Bowen.

Measures Being Put In Place To Address Murder Spike In St. James – Bunting
Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) of the Counter Terrorism and Organised Crime Branch of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), Clifford Chambers, gives a presentation at a World Day Against Trafficking in Persons discussion forum at the Management Institute for National Development (MIND) in Kingston on June 30.
Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) of the Counter Terrorism and Organised Crime Branch of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), Clifford Chambers, gives a presentation at a World Day Against Trafficking in Persons discussion forum at the Management Institute for National Development (MIND) in Kingston on June 30.

Trafficking in Persons Report On Jamaica Unfair – SSP Chambers

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Police Commissioner Lauds UCC for Scholarship

The decision by the University College of the Caribbean (UCC) to establish a scholarship for members of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), in honour of slain Constable, Crystal Thomas, has been lauded by Commissioner of Police, Dr. Carl Williams. The Commissioner said the announcement, which was made at the funeral service for the late Constable on August 9, at the Ebenezer...
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Child Offenders to Benefit from Challengers’ Camp

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Children in Tredegar Park Benefit from Three-Week Summer Camp

This year’s summer holidays were not filled with the customary fun and games for some 100 children from the community of Tredegar Park in St. Catherine. Rather, they were involved in a deeply engaging three-week vocational summer camp, which was held from July 6 to 24, at Tredegar Park All-Age School. The annual camp, which targets youngsters, aged six to...
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Traffic Changes for Festival/Independence Events

The Jamaica Constabulary Force Traffic and Highway Division is advising motorists and members of the public that in order to facilitate the smooth staging of events during the Independence/Festival celebrations, certain traffic changes and parking arrangements will be instituted. For vehicular access to the Ranny Williams Entertainment Centre on Hope Road, patrons travelling from the Half-Way Tree direction will use...
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Traffic Plan for Emancipation and Independence Celebrations

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PICA to Offer Passport Services at Independence Village

The Passport Immigration and Citizenship Agency (PICA) will be offering its services at the Independence Village to be held August 1 to 6 at the Ranny Williams Entertainment Centre. In an interview with JIS News, Communications Officer of PICA, Angela Hamilton, said that persons attending the Independence Village can access passport and citizenship services, while celebrating the Jamaica culture. “We...
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Teachers Being Trained for Trafficking in Persons Curriculum

Some secondary school teachers are being trained through the Ministry of Education, in preparation for the integration of the Trafficking in Persons curriculum into different subject areas for the upcoming school year. Last year, the Ministry of Justice handed over the curriculum, developed by the National Task Force Against Trafficking in Persons, to the Education Ministry for it to be...
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