Cabinet received an update from the Minister of National Security, Hon. Peter Bunting, on the Mario Deane incident and the short-term measures being implemented to minimise the likelihood of a recurrence of such incidents, on Monday, August 18. A Sub Committee of the Cabinet headed by the National Security Minister along with the Minister of Justice, Sen. Hon. Mark Golding,...

Tangible changes are being made within the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) that will improve the professionalism of the police as well as put measures in place to reduce arrests for minor offences. Minister of National Security, Hon. Peter Bunting, made the declaration in response to questions posed by journalists surrounding the death of St. James resident Mario Deane, during Tuesday’s (August...

National Security Minister, Hon. Peter Bunting, says there is increased intensity and focus on addressing corruption and organised crime. “If you look at what has happened over the last couple of years… there has been no period when so many public officials, professionals, (including lawyers, engineers, businessmen, persons in the tax department, policemen, politicians) have been charged by either MOCA...

National Security Minister, Hon. Peter Bunting, has announced the merger of the Major Organised Crime and Anti-Corruption (MOCA) Task Force and the Anti-Corruption Branch (ACB) of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF). The merger, which became effective on Sunday, August 3, is “an interim step in a longer term plan to create a national law enforcement agency”, Minister Bunting said at...

Colonel Desmond Theodore Edwards JP,MSc,MA,nsp is Colonel General Staff and is responsible for Force policy on operations, training, intelligence, communications, information systems, civil/military relations and publications. Colonel Edwards, a graduate of Clarendon College, joined the Jamaica Defence Force in October 1984 and was commissioned in the rank of Second Lieutenant in June 1986 after completing his initial officer training at...

The Minister of National Security, Hon Peter Bunting, on Monday, August 4, announced that the Anti-Corruption Branch of the Jamaica Constabulary Force and the Major Organised Crime and Anti-Corruption Task Force (MOCA) will merge into a single agency as the next phase in the ongoing strategy to tackle serious organised crime and stamp out corruption. The merger is based on...

The competencies of over 150 government officers in intellectual property rights and enforcement have been significantly boosted following their participation in a just concluded three-day workshop at the Jamaica Conference Centre, downtown Kingston. The workshop, which focused on the theme: ‘Toward Full Regional Compliance – Counter Offensive against Intellectual Property Crimes’, was staged by the Jamaica Constabulary Force’s (JCF) Anti...