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Minister of National Security, teh Hon. Peter Bunting, inspects the guard at the Jamaica Police Academy, in St. Catherine, where 195 new members were added to the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF).
Minister of National Security, teh Hon. Peter Bunting, inspects the guard at the Jamaica Police Academy, in St. Catherine, where 195 new members were added to the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF).

Crimes Trending Down

Minister of National Security, Hon. Peter Bunting, is reporting a downward trend in murders and other crimes, even as he calls for community partnerships to sustain the drop. Speaking to journalists on April 16, at the Jamaica Police Academy, in St....
Justice of the Peace (JP), George Williams (centre), gets assistance from Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), Michael Smith (left), in fitting a blazer from the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), in recognition of his community service at the Rockfort Police Station, in Kingston. Looking is Commissioner of Police, Owen Ellington (right). Occasion was the graduation of new police recruits, held on April 16, at the Jamaica Police Academy, in St. Catherine, where Mr. Williams was accorded honorary membership in the JCF.
Justice of the Peace (JP), George Williams (centre), gets assistance from Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), Michael Smith (left), in fitting a blazer from the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), in recognition of his community service at the Rockfort Police Station, in Kingston. Looking is Commissioner of Police, Owen Ellington (right). Occasion was the graduation of new police recruits, held on April 16, at the Jamaica Police Academy, in St. Catherine, where Mr. Williams was accorded honorary membership in the JCF.

JP Made Honorary Member of JCF
National Security Minister, Hon. Peter Bunting (right), cuts the ribbon to formally open the Hellshire Police Station in St. Catherine on Thursday, April 17. Looking on is Police Commissioner, Owen Ellington.
National Security Minister, Hon. Peter Bunting (right), cuts the ribbon to formally open the Hellshire Police Station in St. Catherine on Thursday, April 17. Looking on is Police Commissioner, Owen Ellington.

Police Station Opens at Hellshire
Assistant Community Action Officer, Rocque Ferguson, who has been awarded the Jamaica Public Service (JPS) Foundation and Korea East West Power (EWP) scholarship.
Assistant Community Action Officer, Rocque Ferguson, who has been awarded the Jamaica Public Service (JPS) Foundation and Korea East West Power (EWP) scholarship.

CSJP Beneficiary Awarded Scholarship
Commissioner of Police, Owen Ellington, engages police recruits after the reopening of the refurbished lecture theatre at the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) Twickenham Park training academy.
Commissioner of Police, Owen Ellington, engages police recruits after the reopening of the refurbished lecture theatre at the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) Twickenham Park training academy.

ISCF and JCF Merger Proceeding as Planned

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National Security

August Town Celebrates Peace with March on May 4

The Greater August Town Ministerial Fraternity, in association with the Ministry of National Security and Jamaica Constabulary Force, will host a ‘Peace, Love and Unity March’, on Sunday, May 4, in the August Town, St. Andrew. In an interview with JIS News, Project Manager for the event and Pastor of the Escarpment Road New Testament Church of God, Reverend Stevenson...
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Finance & Public ServiceNational Security

PICA and STATIN Sign Data Sharing MoU

The Passport, Immigration and Citizenship Agency (PICA) and Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that will see both entities sharing data, under an inter-agency collaboration arrangement. The MoU will enable easier monthly transfer of data from PICA to STATIN in relation to the annual count of all persons arriving in and departing the island...
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National Security

Gov’t Focuses on Mainstreaming Community Policing

Minister of National Security, Hon. Peter Bunting says greater emphasis will be placed on community policing with the implementation of the Citizen Security and Justice Programme (CSJP) III this fiscal year. The Minister made the disclosure while giving a special lecture entitled ‘The Underpinning of Crime in Jamaica from Quant to Kartel: The need for Divine Intervention’ held at the...
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National Security

JCF Gets 195 New Members

The membership of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) has been bolstered with the addition of 195 new recruits, many of them possessing first degrees in various disciplines. As the new members take on their assignments, Minister of National Security, Hon. Peter Bunting, is urging them to make professionalism and integrity their guiding principles, in what he called a “transformed police...
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Budget 2014/2015National Security

Sum Allocated for Rehabilitation of Offenders

A total of $14 million will be spent for the rehabilitation and reintegration of local offenders and deported persons, this fiscal year. This is outlined in the 2014/15 Estimates of Expenditure, which was tabled in the House of Representatives on April 3. The programme, which commenced in November 2008 and has been extended until March 2015, aims to reduce the...
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Budget 2014/2015National Security

$939 Million to Boost Work of CSJP

The Citizen Security and Justice Programme (CSJP) III is set to receive a cash injection of $939 million to carry out its work, this fiscal year. This is set out in the 2014/15 Estimates of Expenditure, tabled in the House of Representatives on April 3 by Minister of Finance and Planning, Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillips. The money will go...
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Budget 2014/2015National SecurityParliament

CSJP III to Receive $115 Million to Continue Justice System Support

Activities under the Citizen Security and Justice Programme (CSJP) III will be boosted with an allocation of $115 million in this year’s budget. As contained in the 2014/15 Estimates of Expenditure currently being reviewed by the Standing Finance Committee of the House of Representatives, the money will go towards enhancing citizen security and justice in targetted communities, through the increased...
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