The policing capabilities of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) have been bolstered with the acquisition of 274 new vehicles. The vehicles, representing investment of $1.7 billion by the Government, comprise 121 pick-up trucks, 55 sport utility vehicles (SUVs), three Coaster buses, five Hiace buses, and 90 motorcycles. Addressing Wednesday’s (February 19) handover ceremony at the Police Commissioner’s headquarters at Old...

Scores of wards at the Rio Cobre Juvenile Correctional Centre and their parents benefited from motivational talks and access to a range of services, under the Ministry of National Security’s ‘Youth and Parent Lynk-Up Reintegration Day’ initiative. At an event held on Tuesday (February 18) at the juvenile facility in Spanish Town, St. Catherine, the youngsters were given the opportunity...

Construction of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) St. Catherine North Police Divisional Headquarters will begin in the 2025/26 fiscal year, through a $700-million budgetary allocation. Details of the project are outlined in the 2025/26 Estimates of Expenditure tabled in the House of Representatives recently by Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Fayval Williams. For this fiscal year, the...

With several developments taking place in St. Thomas, the newly minted Divisional Commander for the parish, Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Michael Campbell, says the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) is on the lookout for any opportunities that criminals could potentially exploit. Noting the significant upgraded infrastructure resulting from the multibillion-dollar Southern Coastal Highway Improvement Project’s implementation in St. Thomas, the...

Jamaica’s capacity to increase the conviction rate for murders has been bolstered under the Security Strengthening Project. Implemented in March 2023, the project has facilitated the rollout of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) case management and station records management systems and the Department of Correctional Services (DCS) jail management system, including acquisition and application of computer hardware and software. In...

Construction of the new police divisional headquarters in Westmoreland will continue in the new fiscal year. The Government has budgeted approximately $1 billion to carry out works on the facility located in Llandilo, Savanna-la-Mar, Westmoreland. Details of the project are outlined in the 2025/26 Estimates of Expenditure, tabled in the House of Representatives recently by Minister of Finance and the...

Justices of the Peace (JPs) in Western Jamaica have been urged to collaborate more closely with law enforcement in combatting criminal gangs, by Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck. The appeal came during a JP Sensitisation Session, held at the Royalton in Negril, Westmoreland, on February 12. Mr. Chuck noted that more than 150 active criminal gangs currently operate across...