The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) is urging citizens to be extra vigilant as they go about their various activities during the festive season. Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) at the Community Safety and Security Branch, Karina Powell-Hood, said that there is usually an increase in robberies, road crashes, fraudulent activities and house break-ins during this period and so it is...

More than $900 million worth of narcotics and other illicit items have been recovered within the last 25 years, as a result of anonymous calls made to Crime Stop. National Security Minister, Hon. Peter Bunting, who made the disclosure on Tuesday (December 16), said information received from calls made to the agency has also led to the Seizure of some...

Minister of National Security, Hon. Peter Bunting, says there will be no letting up in the fight against crime, even as the country is seeing reductions in all categories of violent crimes. “We are seeing double digit reductions right across the board in all serious and violent crimes in Jamaica. We know we are not where we need to be...

British High Commissioner to Jamaica, David Fitton, has lauded the remarkable impact of Phases one and two of the Citizen Security and Justice Programme (CSJP) on the crime rate in vulnerable and volatile communities. Speaking at the signing ceremony for the loan contract and non-reimbursable financing agreements for Phase Three of the CSJP, held at the Ministry of Finance and...

Students and teachers of Dunrobin Primary School, in Kingston, are beneficiaries of a new 5,000-gallon water tank valued at $1.8 million. The Citizen Security and Justice Programme (CSJP) donated $1.1 million, while the school raised $700,000 towards the purchasing of the tank. Speaking at the handover ceremony, Minister of Education, the Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, said that having a good...

The loan contract and non-reimbursable financing agreements for Phase Three of the Citizen Security and Justice Programme (CSJP), valued at US$55 million, was officially signed on Thursday, December 11. Phase III will promote a culture change that facilitates community governance and a more peaceful co-existence, through activities that build knowledge and opportunities. Speaking at the signing ceremony, held at the...

In a bid to keep the public informed on the progress being made regarding the work of the Cabinet Sub-Committee on the Review of the Detention System, the Honourable Peter Bunting, Minister of National Security, and Senator the Honourable Mark Golding, Minister of Justice, advise that consequent on the first meeting held on August 28, 2014, three working groups were...