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Executive Director of the Legal Aid Council, Hugh Faulkner.
Executive Director of the Legal Aid Council, Hugh Faulkner.

Legal Aid Council Pushes for Law Reform

The Legal Aid Council will be advancing its recommendations for reform of the Legal Aid Act in 2015. Executive Director of the Legal Aid Council, Hugh Faulkner, said that currently the Council only grants representation at the local Appeal Court....
Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) at the Community Safety and Security Branch, Karina Powell-Hood, highlights safety tips for the yuletide season at a JIS Think Tank on Wednesday (December 17).
Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) at the Community Safety and Security Branch, Karina Powell-Hood, highlights safety tips for the yuletide season at a JIS Think Tank on Wednesday (December 17).

Police Offer Safety Tips For the Festive Season
Minister of National Security, Hon. Peter Bunting, addressing the launch of a $12 million marketing partnership involving Guardsman Group, Crime Stop, and Signtex at the Guardsman offices on Old Hope Road in St. Andrew on December 16. The partnership will see the installation of 60 reflective ‘Crime Stop’ signs across the island.
Minister of National Security, Hon. Peter Bunting, addressing the launch of a $12 million marketing partnership involving Guardsman Group, Crime Stop, and Signtex at the Guardsman offices on Old Hope Road in St. Andrew on December 16. The partnership will see the installation of 60 reflective ‘Crime Stop’ signs across the island.

$900 Million Recovered Under Crime Stop
Minister of National Security, Hon. Peter Bunting (second left), addresses a meeting today (December 16), at the Ministry of Tourism and Entertainment in New Kingston, to discuss security issues affecting the tourism sector. Listening (from left) are: Minister of Tourism and Entertainment, Hon. Dr. Wykeham McNeill; and Commissioner of Police, Dr. Carl Williams.
Minister of National Security, Hon. Peter Bunting (second left), addresses a meeting today (December 16), at the Ministry of Tourism and Entertainment in New Kingston, to discuss security issues affecting the tourism sector. Listening (from left) are: Minister of Tourism and Entertainment, Hon. Dr. Wykeham McNeill; and Commissioner of Police, Dr. Carl Williams.

Crime Down But No Letting Up – Minister Bunting
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

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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.
EducationNational Security

Dunrobin Primary Gets Water Tank

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...
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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.
National Security

Phase III of CSJP Gets US$55 Million

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...
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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.
National Security

MOU Signed to Fight Illicit Trade Via Airports

A Memorandum of Understanding was signed on December 10, between the Government and the United Nations to implement the Airport Communication Project (AIRCOP) at the Norman Manley and Sangster International Airports. The project is an initiative of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crimes (UNODC), World Customs Organisation and INTERPOL, aimed at supporting the establishment of secure and effective...
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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).
National Security

Steer Town Residents March Against Drug Abuse, Crime

Approximately 50 placard-bearing young people and adults from Steer Town and adjoining communities in St. Ann staged a march against drug abuse, gang violence and other social challenges affecting the once serene area of the garden parish. The march commenced at the Steer Town Square and proceeded through the seven districts of the community, namely Dam Head, Godsto, True Street,...
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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”.
Local GovernmentNational Security

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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