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Chief Technical Director in the Financial Investigation Division (FID), Ministry of Finance and Planning, Justin Felice (standing), addressing participants at an anti-fraud seminar, hosted by the Jamaica Institute of Financial Services (JIFS) and the Jamaica Bankers Association (JBA), under the theme: ‘Fraud and the Financial Services Sector – Prevention and Detection’, at the Terra Nova Hotel in St. Andrew, on September 10. Listening keenly are: JBA President, Maureen Jayden Cater (right); and Anti-Fraud Committee member, Stacey Ann Escoe.
Chief Technical Director in the Financial Investigation Division (FID), Ministry of Finance and Planning, Justin Felice (standing), addressing participants at an anti-fraud seminar, hosted by the Jamaica Institute of Financial Services (JIFS) and the Jamaica Bankers Association (JBA), under the theme: ‘Fraud and the Financial Services Sector – Prevention and Detection’, at the Terra Nova Hotel in St. Andrew, on September 10. Listening keenly are: JBA President, Maureen Jayden Cater (right); and Anti-Fraud Committee member, Stacey Ann Escoe.

Financial Institutions Must Guard Against Fraud – ACP Felice

Chief Technical Director in the Financial Investigation Division (FID), Ministry of Finance and Planning, Justin Felice, says financial institutions need to put measures and strategies in place that will safeguard their operations against the incidence of fraud. These include conducting...
Chargé d’Affaires at the United States (US) Embassy, Elizabeth Martinez (right), symbolically hands over keys to forensic vehicles to Commissioner of the Independent Commission of Investigations (IDECOM), Terrence Williams (left); and Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Devon Watkis. Five vehicles were handed over to the police force and three to INDECOM during a ceremony on Wednesday, September 10, at the US Embassy in Kingston.
Chargé d’Affaires at the United States (US) Embassy, Elizabeth Martinez (right), symbolically hands over keys to forensic vehicles to Commissioner of the Independent Commission of Investigations (IDECOM), Terrence Williams (left); and Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Devon Watkis. Five vehicles were handed over to the police force and three to INDECOM during a ceremony on Wednesday, September 10, at the US Embassy in Kingston.

US Embassy Donates Forensic Vehicles to Police, INDECOM
Young cadets from Tawes Meadows and Ellerslie Gardens in St. Catherine practice their marching routine moments before the awards ceremony held on August 26 in St. Catherine. The ceremony marked the completion of a community development project, which involved the training of young men, who were later inducted as cadets. Their parents also received training focussed on discipline, responsibility, leadership roles and positive parenting.
Young cadets from Tawes Meadows and Ellerslie Gardens in St. Catherine practice their marching routine moments before the awards ceremony held on August 26 in St. Catherine. The ceremony marked the completion of a community development project, which involved the training of young men, who were later inducted as cadets. Their parents also received training focussed on discipline, responsibility, leadership roles and positive parenting.

At-Risk Young Men Benefit From Cadet Training
Deputy Commissioner of Police, Carl Williams (left foreground), listens to a comment from Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Justice, Carol Palmer, at the opening ceremony for a trafficking in persons training forum at the Sunset Jamaica Grande Hotel in Ocho Rios, St. Ann on January 30. In the background, Minister of Justice, Senator the Hon. Mark Golding , speaks with Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), Paula Llewellyn.
Deputy Commissioner of Police, Carl Williams (left foreground), listens to a comment from Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Justice, Carol Palmer, at the opening ceremony for a trafficking in persons training forum at the Sunset Jamaica Grande Hotel in Ocho Rios, St. Ann on January 30. In the background, Minister of Justice, Senator the Hon. Mark Golding , speaks with Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), Paula Llewellyn.

Carl Williams Appointed Commissioner of Police
Outgoing Head of the Manchester Police Division, Senior Superintendent Marlon Nesbeth, addressing the monthly meeting of the Manchester Chamber of Commerce, held on September 4 at the Golf View Hotel, in Mandeville.
Outgoing Head of the Manchester Police Division, Senior Superintendent Marlon Nesbeth, addressing the monthly meeting of the Manchester Chamber of Commerce, held on September 4 at the Golf View Hotel, in Mandeville.

Senior Police Officer Lauds Partnership

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DCS to receive report on incident at Tamarind Farm Adult Correctional Centre

The Department of Correctional Services says a comprehensive report on yesterday’s incident at the Tamarind Farm Adult Correctional Centre in St. Catherine is being prepared by authorities at the institution. During the incident four Correctional Officers and six inmates were injured. The Correctional Officers were treated for their injuries, and have returned to duty, while the six inmates who also...
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A new offshore patrol vessel, His Majesty’s Jamaican Ship (HMJS) Norman Manley, was commissioned into service by the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) in November 2023.
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JDF Ending Active Search Operation

The Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) has been conducting search operations for the single engine aircraft which crashed in Jamaican waters last Friday for the past 48 hours. Assets from both the JDF Coast Guard and the JDF Air Wing are still deployed in the search area but a decision has been made to suspend the search operation at 1600 hours...
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A new offshore patrol vessel, His Majesty’s Jamaican Ship (HMJS) Norman Manley, was commissioned into service by the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) in November 2023.
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US Coast Guard Withdraws from Search

The United States (US) Coast Guard Cutter has called  off  its search for the  TBM900 aircraft that crashed in Jamaican waters near Portland, on Friday, September 5. Civil/Military Cooperation Officer at the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF), Major Basil Jarrett, told JIS News today (September 7), that a Spokesman from the Cutter said it is unlikely  they will find any survivors...
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Possible Debris from Plane Crash Spotted by JDF Aircraft
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Possible Debris from Plane Crash Spotted by JDF Aircraft

A search and rescue team from the Jamaica Defence Force Air Wing has spotted and photographed what is believed to be debris from the TBM900 aircraft that crashed in Jamaican waters on September 5, 2014. The debris field was spotted yesterday, in an area about 24 nautical miles north of Port Antonio. While it is not yet possible to confirm...
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The exterior of the Negril Police Station in Westmoreland, which is slated to be refurbished through allocation of $25 million from the Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF).
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Negril Police Station To Be Refurbished

The Negril Police Station in Westmoreland is to be extensively refurbished through a $25 million allocation from the Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF). The facility, which was built in 1986, serves the resort town and surrounding areas. Minister of Tourism and Entertainment, Hon. Dr. Wykeham McNeill, who made the announcement at the recent handing over of three new motorcycles to the...
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Public Advisory from Cabinet Sub-committee on the Review of the Detention System

On August 18, 2014, Cabinet appointed a Sub-committee led by the Ministers of National Security and Justice to review the detention system and to develop a strategic response to the issue of the treatment of persons in lock-ups and correctional facilities, including the necessary infrastructural modifications. Consequently, a meeting of the Sub-committee was convened on August 28, 2014, to address...
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Murder Rate Down January To June

The Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) has reported an 8.2 per cent decrease in the murder rate for the period January to June 2014. The PIOJ’s Deputy Director General, Richard Lumsden, says the rate declined to 18.2 per 100,000 of the population, down from 19.9 for the corresponding period in 2013. Murder is treated as a Category One crime, in...
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