The Ministry of National Security has become aware of a reported statement made to the United States Senate Armed Services Committee by General John Kelly, Commander of the United States Southern Command (US SOUTHCOMM).  The report listed Jamaica as one of several countries in the Region from which recruits have departed for Syria. The Ministry has been monitoring the emerging...

The Police have advised that, effective Monday (March 16), special traffic arrangements will be instituted, in the vicinity of the Riverton City Disposal Site, in St. Andrew, to assist motorists who may encounter challenges negotiating the roadway, due to poor visibility caused by smoke from the burning facility. Consequent on this, they are urging persons to exercise caution as they...

The Government will spend more than $308 million for the construction of new integrated accommodation, office and storage facilities at Lathbury Barracks, Up Park Camp. Details of the project are outlined in the 2015/16 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House of Representatives. Anticipated targets for the 2015/16 fiscal year include: the complete construction of the first three-storey building; continued...

More than $1.3 billion will be spent in the new fiscal year to  improve and upgrade the operations of the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF). The money has been set aside in the 2015/16 Estimates of Expenditure, currently before the House of Representatives. It will be shared among the Military Services, Air Wing, Coast Guard and Engineering Services. Of the figure,...

The country’s crime fighting capabilities will be boosted with the injection of $50 million to support the effort under the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) Reform Programme. This is contained in the 2015/16 Estimates of Expenditure, currently before the House of Representatives. Anticipated targets for the 2015/16 fiscal year include Consolidated Fund payment for activities completed in the 2014/15 financial year,...

Pedestrians are being urged to be more careful on the roadways, as they are the most vulnerable category of road users. Speaking at a JIS ‘Think Tank’ today (February 17), Administration Officer at the Traffic and Highway Division of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), Deputy Superintendent Gary McKenzie, said there have been 35 road fatalities since the start of the...

Minister of National Security, Hon. Peter Bunting, says the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) will continue to employ the smart policing approach as a means of reducing crime in the country. Mr. Bunting said the strategy, which is a combination of the hard and soft policing, has been successful in communities where it is being introduced. “It essentially means that there...