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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).
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

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

Jamaicans Must Become Crime Informers

JCF Observes Police Week from November 23 to 29
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.
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.

Faster Processsing for Arriving Passengers
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.
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.

JCF Observes Police Week from November 23 To 29

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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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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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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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Gov’t Reviewing Laws To Protect Women And Girls

Several laws are currently being reviewed as the Government intensifies its drive to protect the nation's women and girls and eliminate acts of violence against them. This was disclosed by Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, in a speech read by Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer, at a church service held on Sunday (Nov. 23) at...
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Passport Immigration and Citizenship Agency for Emancipation Park

On November 18 the Passport, Immigration and Citizenship Agency (PICA) will take its mobile unit to Emancipation Park as part of 2014 Civil Service Week activities. Speaking with JIS News, Communications Officer at PICA, Angela Hamilton said that persons seeking information about passport, immigration and citizenship can visit the PICA mobile unit in the park. “Our main service that we...
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JCF Receives Non-Lethal Equipment

The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) has received 3,400 kits containing non-lethal weapons from the United States Government, which will boost its continued thrust towards the use of less forceful methods in law enforcement. The kits, which each contain a retractable baton, pepper spray canister, a pair of handcuffs and a utility belt, represent the first tranche of a donation of...
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National Security Minister Welcomes Donation of Less Lethal Equipment

Minister of National Security, Hon. Peter Bunting has welcomed the handover of more than US$2 million worth of less-lethal equipment on Thursday, November 13, donated to the Jamaica Constabulary Force from the United States Government. Minister Bunting said the donation of 3,500 retractable batons, 3,500 canisters of pepper spray, 3,500 pairs of handcuffs, and utility belts  follows a commitment made...
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