The Ministry of National Security intends to finalize arrangements with several international institutions for the implementation of the third phase of the Citizen Security and Justice Programme (CSJP III). This is stated in a Ministry Paper tabled by Portfolio Minister, Hon. Peter Bunting, during the sitting of the House of Representatives, on Tuesday, May 13. Among the agencies being approached...

The business case for a new correctional facility is being prepared and will be completed by the end of May. This is included in a Ministry Paper that was tabled in the House of Representatives, on Tuesday, May 13, by Minister of National Security, Hon. Peter Bunting. The document will advise on various funding approaches, with the intent that the...

The Government is placing renewed emphasis on crime reduction for the enabling of safer communities, through collaborations with several partner groups, such as churches, businesses and youth organizations, while facilitating training and employability for persons in at-risk sections of the society. Making his contribution in the 2014/15 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives, on Tuesday, May 13, Minister of...

The concept and focus of Trench Town-based, Fathers United for Change, has attracted the attention and support of the United Kingdom’s Department for International Development (DFID). Fathers United for Change is an all male Community Based Organisation (CBO), which focuses on parenting. The body was formed by a group of males who were frustrated with the negative messages about fathers,...

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is providing $330 million (US$3 million) in grant assistance to support targeted community activities under phase two of its Community Empowerment and Transformation Project (COMET II). The Small Grants Programme will provide direct funding support to community groups, faith-based organisations, non-governmental organisations (NGOs), and civil society organisations, to assist in strengthening local...

Jamaica is expected to benefit significantly from the United States Agency for International Development’s (USAID) continued implementation of its Community Empowerment and Transformation Project (COMET), over the next five years, at a cost of $1.4 billion (US$13 million). The Project is being carried out in partnership with the Jamaican Government. A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to facilitate implementation of the...

Minister of National Security, Hon. Peter Bunting, issued an invitation to the members of the Special Constabulary Force Association (SCFA) to meet with him to discuss remaining concerns that they may have about the Government’s decision to incorporate the Island Special Constabulary Force (ISCF) into the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF). The Minister’s invitation has come in the wake of a...