Minister of National Security, Hon. Peter Bunting, says the Government’s decision to spend $4 million to return Muslim Leader, Yasin Abu Bakr, to Trinidad and Tobago last week, was the best course of action immediately available to the Government. “It was clearly in the interest of national security to not land this individual and to remove him from Jamaica at...

The Jamaican government says it paid Thirty-Six Thousand US Dollars (US$36,000.00) for a private plane to take leader of the Jamaat al Muslimeen in Trinidad and Tobago, Yasin Abu Bakr back to the twin island republic on October 16. Abu Bakr had initially been placed on a Caribbean Airlines on Wednesday afternoon for return to Trinidad; however he became unruly...

As the Government seeks to implement preventive cancer measures, it is collaborating with the United Nations (UN) International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), to include nuclear technology in the fight against the disease. Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson, says the cost of treating cancer patients places a huge burden on the public health system, and on families, and he...

The leader of the Jamaat al Muslimeen in Trinidad and Tobago, Yasin Abu Bakr was returned to Trinidad via private plane on Thursday, October 16. The flight left Jamaica shortly after three this morning and arrived in Port of Spain just after 6:00 a.m. Abu Bakr was initially placed on a Caribbean Airlines for return to Trinidad; however he became...

The Organised Crime Division (OCID) of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) has strengthened its collaboration with the Betting, Gaming and Lotteries Commission (BGLC) in tackling money laundering activities within the industry. A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between both parties on October 7, during a ceremony held at the Hotel Four Seasons in Kingston. The agreement, which follows a...

Ninety-five students, who attend Corporate Area high schools, have received scholarships totalling $1.4 million from the Area 4 Police Civic Committee Education Trust Fund of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF). The trust, which is supported through funding from Corporate Jamaica, provides scholarships to children in need, within the high risk age group of 12 to 18 years, who reside in...

Commissioner of Police, Dr. Carl Williams, says he will be working with his Deputies to streamline operations in the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), to ensure accountability to Jamaicans. Speaking in an interview on the JIS Television programme, ‘Issues and Answers’, on September 26, the Commissioner pointed out that there are several policies and protocols to ensure that members of the Force are accountable...