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...

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...

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...

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,...

Residents of Lakes Pen and Lime Tree Grove in St. Catherine, who were previously at odds with each other, have found common ground on which to mend their differences, in the newly constructed $26 million community complex. Construction of the facility, shared by both communities, was completed in May, and since its opening, it has been deemed pivotal in reducing...

Minister of National Security, Hon. Peter Bunting says that Government is making “significant headway” in the fight against crime. The Minister, who was addressing a Unite for Change forum in Westmoreland Thursday, August 14, said statistics indicate that there has been a major reduction in violent crimes and criminal activities across the island over the last few years. “We have...

The Firearm Licensing Authority (FLA) has performed commendably over the last year, clearing a longstanding backlog of thousands of applications and reducing the application processing time from about three years down to six months. Minister of National Security, Hon. Peter Bunting, made the disclosure during the official opening of the FLA’s new offices at 91A Old Hope Road, St. Andrew...