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British High Commissioner, David Fitton (right), speaking at a contract signing ceremony for Phase Three of the Citizen Security and Justice Programme (CSJP) on December 11 at the Ministry of Finance and Planning, in Kingston. Canadian High Commissioner, Robert Ready (centre) and Country Representative of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), Therese Turner-Jones, look on. The cost for CSJP III is valued at US$55 million.
British High Commissioner, David Fitton (right), speaking at a contract signing ceremony for Phase Three of the Citizen Security and Justice Programme (CSJP) on December 11 at the Ministry of Finance and Planning, in Kingston. Canadian High Commissioner, Robert Ready (centre) and Country Representative of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), Therese Turner-Jones, look on. The cost for CSJP III is valued at US$55 million.

British High Commissioner Lauds CSJP

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...
Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (left) and Principal of Dunrobin Primary School, Noel Watt, interact with students after the handing over of a 5000 gallon tank to the institution on December 12. In the background is the tank.
Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (left) and Principal of Dunrobin Primary School, Noel Watt, interact with students after the handing over of a 5000 gallon tank to the institution on December 12. In the background is the tank.

Dunrobin Primary Gets Water Tank
Minister of Finance and Planning, Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillips (2nd left), having a light exchange with Minister of National Security, Hon. Peter Bunting (2nd right), at a contract signing ceremony for Phase Three of the Citizen Security and Justice Programme (CSJP) on December 11 at the Ministry of Finance and Planning, in Kingston. Others (from left) are: Canadian High Commissioner, Robert Ready; Country Representative of the Inter-American Development Bank, Therese Turner-Jones and British High Commissioner, David Fitton.
Minister of Finance and Planning, Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillips (2nd left), having a light exchange with Minister of National Security, Hon. Peter Bunting (2nd right), at a contract signing ceremony for Phase Three of the Citizen Security and Justice Programme (CSJP) on December 11 at the Ministry of Finance and Planning, in Kingston. Others (from left) are: Canadian High Commissioner, Robert Ready; Country Representative of the Inter-American Development Bank, Therese Turner-Jones and British High Commissioner, David Fitton.

Phase III of CSJP Gets US$55 Million
Minister of National Security, Hon. Peter Bunting (left); Minister of Transport, Works and Housing, Dr. the Hon. Omar Davies (second left); and Law Enforcement Expert of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crimes Regional Office for Central America and the Caribbean, Mr. Bob Van den Berghe (third left), sign Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of Jamaica and the United Nations to implement the Airport Communication Project (AIRCOP) at the Norman Manley and Sangster International Airports. The signing was held at the Ministry of Transport, Works and Housing’s Maxfield Avenue Offices on December 10. At right is Head of Co-operation, Delegation of the European Union (EU) in Jamaica, Jesus Orus Baguena. The EU is funding the project.
Minister of National Security, Hon. Peter Bunting (left); Minister of Transport, Works and Housing, Dr. the Hon. Omar Davies (second left); and Law Enforcement Expert of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crimes Regional Office for Central America and the Caribbean, Mr. Bob Van den Berghe (third left), sign Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of Jamaica and the United Nations to implement the Airport Communication Project (AIRCOP) at the Norman Manley and Sangster International Airports. The signing was held at the Ministry of Transport, Works and Housing’s Maxfield Avenue Offices on December 10. At right is Head of Co-operation, Delegation of the European Union (EU) in Jamaica, Jesus Orus Baguena. The EU is funding the project.

MOU Signed to Fight Illicit Trade Via Airports
Young people of Steer Town in St. Ann receive support from the police as they march against drug abuse, gang violence and other social ills last Saturday (November 29).
Young people of Steer Town in St. Ann receive support from the police as they march against drug abuse, gang violence and other social ills last Saturday (November 29).

Steer Town Residents March Against Drug Abuse, Crime

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Montego Bay’s Mayor, Councillor Glendon Harris, says the time has come for Jamaica to be rid of the “informer fi dead culture”.
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Jamaicans Must Become Crime Informers

Mayor of Montego Bay, Glendon Harris, is calling for Jamaicans to become “informers” in the fight against crime. He said Jamaica is being held ransom by what he calls “modern day black heart men,” who drive fear into its citizens and efforts must be made to speak out against them. Mayor Harris, who was addressing the Lay Magistrates Association of...
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National Security

Residents Brave Rains to ‘Unite for Change’

Despite the inclement weather, hundreds of residents from Clarendon and St. Elizabeth turned out for the Ministry of National Security’s Unite for Change Violence Prevention Village and Exposition, held at the Student Transport Centre, in May Pen, on Saturday November 29, 2014. The event provided information on topics, such as violence prevention, personal safety, new legislation, and effective parenting, particularly...
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National Security

JCF Observes Police Week from November 23 to 29

The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) will be observing Police Week 2014 from November 23 to November 29 under the theme: ‘Restoring Community Confidence Through Sustained Partnership.’ The week will begin with a national service at the Church of the Open Bible, Twickenham Park, St. Catherine, at 8:00 a.m. on Sunday (November 23). Other services will be hosted by area divisions...
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National Security

March Against Drug Abuse in Steer Town November 29

Hundreds of young people and residents of  Steer Town, in St. Ann, will march on Saturday, November 29, against drug abuse and other social ills affecting youngsters, in response to research findings from the National Council on Drug Abuse (NCDA). The NCDA conducted a community needs assessment survey in May, sponsored by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), through their...
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Minister of National Security, Hon. Peter Bunting (3rd left), displays a receipt generated by one of the automated immigration kiosks installed at the two international airports to process arriving passengers. Occasion was the launch of the kiosks on November 27, at the Norman Manley International Airport, in Kingston. Others (from left) are: Chief Executive Officer of the Passport, Immigration and Citizenship Agency (PICA), Jennifer McDonald; Permanent Secretary in the National Security Ministry, Major General Stewart Saunders, and Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Tourism and Entertainment, Jennifer Griffith.
National Security

Faster Processsing for Arriving Passengers

As part of a $200 million airport improvement project, the Government has installed five automated immigration kiosks to process airline passengers arriving at the Norman Manley International Airport, in Kingston, and 10 at the Sangster International Airport, in Montego Bay. This will speed up the processing time to about 60 seconds, down from the current average of two minutes. Immigration...
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Commissioner of Police, Dr. Carl Williams (second right), and Executive Director, Civic/Governmental Relations for Community Advancement at the Northern Caribbean University (NCU), Dr. Grace Kelly (right), cut a cake to mark the Jamaica Constabulary Force’s (JCF) 147th anniversary, during Police Week activities at the NCU’s main campus in Manchester on November 24. Also sharing in the moment are: Chief Chaplain and Assistant Commissioner of Police Training, Bishop Dr. Gary Welsh (left); and Chaplain of the Maggoty Police Station in St. Elizabeth, Rev. Marek Bainkowski.
National Security

JCF Observes Police Week from November 23 To 29

The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) will be observing Police Week 2014 from November 23 to November 29 under the theme: ‘Restoring Community Confidence Through Sustained Partnership.’ The week will begin with a national service at the Church of the Open Bible, Twickenham Park, St. Catherine, at 8:00 a.m. on Sunday (November 23). Other services will be hosted by area divisions...
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