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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

Police Commissioner, Dr. Carl Williams, says a fleet management system will be implemented by the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) to manage their vehicles, in short order. The system will be established in an attempt to care for those vehicles already...

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.

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.

Trafficking in Persons Report On Jamaica Unfair – SSP Chambers

Traffic Plan for Emancipation and Independence Celebrations

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10 years ago National Security

Child Offenders to Benefit from Challengers’ Camp

More than 250 child offenders are to benefit from a five-day Challengers’ camp, aimed at enabling them to make better life choices. The Department of Correctional Services (DCS) will stage the camp, which is in its tenth year and targets child offenders between 14 and 17 years of age. It will last from August 10 to 14 across 11 parishes...

11 years ago National Security

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...

11 years ago CultureNational Security

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...

11 years ago National Security

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...

11 years ago National Security

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...

11 years ago National Security

Be Vigilant Against Human Trafficking

Chairman of the National Task Force Against Trafficking in Persons (NATFATIP), Carol Palmer, is urging Jamaicans to be on alert for signs of human trafficking and report known or suspected cases to the police. “Persons may identify victims by bruises or any other signs of physical abuse. Victims are often not in control of themselves and appear to be under...

Head of the Centre for Investigation of Sexual Offences and Child Abuse (CISOCA), Superintendent of Police Enid Ross-Stewart.

11 years ago National Security

CISOCA Appeals for Sign Language Interpreters

The Centre for Investigation of Sexual Offences and Child Abuse (CISOCA) is appealing for sign language interpreters to assist the office in communicating with mute and deaf clients. Head of CISOCA, Superintendent of Police Enid Ross-Stewart, told JIS News that there are several cases before the agency relating to abuse of deaf and mute persons. “I am appealing to Jamaicans...