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Police post based on the border of Tredegar Park and Gravel Heights, in the St. Catherine North Police Division. The post was established in 2010, following a series of gang related murders in the communities.
Police post based on the border of Tredegar Park and Gravel Heights, in the St. Catherine North Police Division. The post was established in 2010, following a series of gang related murders in the communities.

Troubled Area Benefit From Community Policing

Residents of Tredegar Park and Gravel Heights have attributed an apparent reduction in criminal activity in that area to intense community policing efforts introduced by the Community Safety and Security Branch (CSSB) of the St. Catherine North Police Division. JIS...
National Security Minister, Hon. Peter Bunting (right), emphasises a point during conversation with commander of the newly refurbished Norman Manley International Airport (NMIA) police station in Kingston, Superintendent Natalie Burton (left), and Police Commissioner, Owen Ellington, during a tour of the recently refurbished facility. The station, which was renovated by the Airports Authority of Jamaica (AAJ)/Norman Manley International Airport (NMIA) at a cost of $23 million, was officially handed over on September 4. (FILE)
National Security Minister, Hon. Peter Bunting (right), emphasises a point during conversation with commander of the newly refurbished Norman Manley International Airport (NMIA) police station in Kingston, Superintendent Natalie Burton (left), and Police Commissioner, Owen Ellington, during a tour of the recently refurbished facility. The station, which was renovated by the Airports Authority of Jamaica (AAJ)/Norman Manley International Airport (NMIA) at a cost of $23 million, was officially handed over on September 4. (FILE)

Correctional Facilities to be Repaired and Expanded
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (centre); and Minister of National Security, Hon. Peter Bunting (left), point out features on a display board showing photos and new drawings of the proposed redevelopment of the old Lathbury Barracks at Up Park Camp, while Commanding Officer, 1 Engineer Regiment (JDF), Lieutenant Colonel Martin Rickman, looks on. The Prime Minister on April 5 broke ground for the redevelopment of the barracks. (FILE)
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (centre); and Minister of National Security, Hon. Peter Bunting (left), point out features on a display board showing photos and new drawings of the proposed redevelopment of the old Lathbury Barracks at Up Park Camp, while Commanding Officer, 1 Engineer Regiment (JDF), Lieutenant Colonel Martin Rickman, looks on. The Prime Minister on April 5 broke ground for the redevelopment of the barracks. (FILE)

New Accommodation for Soldiers
Minister of National Security, Hon. Peter Bunting (3rd left), shares a moment with (from left), Director for Crime Prevention and Community Safety in the Ministry, Courtney Brown; Commissioner of Police, Owen Ellington; Head of the St. Catherine North Police Division, Senior Superintendent Anthony Castell; and Councillor for the Lauriston Division, Keisha Lewis. Occasion was a function held on Tuesday, November 26, in March Pen, St. Catherine.
Minister of National Security, Hon. Peter Bunting (3rd left), shares a moment with (from left), Director for Crime Prevention and Community Safety in the Ministry, Courtney Brown; Commissioner of Police, Owen Ellington; Head of the St. Catherine North Police Division, Senior Superintendent Anthony Castell; and Councillor for the Lauriston Division, Keisha Lewis. Occasion was a function held on Tuesday, November 26, in March Pen, St. Catherine.

$464 Million to Improve JCF Capabilities
Minister of National Security, Hon. Peter Bunting (right), presents Nadine Robertson (centre), with a certificate, after she participated in a training programme done by the Manchester Dispute Resolution Association (MDRA). Occasion was a graduation exercise, held at the George’s Valley Community Centre, in the parish, recently. At left is Chairman of the MDRA, Pastor Michael Harvey.
Minister of National Security, Hon. Peter Bunting (right), presents Nadine Robertson (centre), with a certificate, after she participated in a training programme done by the Manchester Dispute Resolution Association (MDRA). Occasion was a graduation exercise, held at the George’s Valley Community Centre, in the parish, recently. At left is Chairman of the MDRA, Pastor Michael Harvey.

Work of MDRA Results in Less Conflicts

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$51.9 Million to Continue Implementation of CCARP

The Ministry of Finance and Planning will continue implementation of the Caribbean Criminal Asset Recovery Programme (CCARP) this year with a $51.9 million allocation. This is included in the 2014/15 Estimates of Expenditure, currently before the Standing Finance Committee of the House. The project, which commenced in January 2012, seeks to strengthen the Financial Investigations Division (FID) criminal assets recovery...
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JCF to Get Four Mobile Forensic Laboratories

The Jamaica Constabulary Force’s (JCF) crime fighting capabilities are being strengthened this financial year, with the purchase of four mobile forensic laboratories. An allocation of $60 million has been made to buy the units, as outlined in the 2014/15 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House of Representatives. Achievements under the programme, up to March 2014, included the procurement of...
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Investigative Capacity of JCF to be Strengthened

The investigative capacity of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) is to be strengthened with the $167.2 million expansion of its Automated Palm and Fingerprint Identification System (AFIS). Details of the allotment are outlined in the 2014/15 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House of Representatives. The proposed project will, this fiscal year, see the expansion and upgrading of the METAMORPHA...
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$100 Million Budget for INDECOM

The investigative capacity of the Independent Commission of Investigations (INDECOM) will be strengthened this fiscal year. This is being made possible through an allocation of $100 million to the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) Accountability Programme (Support to INDECOM) in the 2014/15 Estimates of Expenditure, currently being reviewed by the Standing Finance Committee of the House. The allocation will also facilitate...
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National Security

Security Minister Expects GG to Sign Anti-Gang Bill This Week

Minister of National Security, Hon. Peter Bunting, is optimistic that within a matter of days, the Criminal Justice (Suppression of Criminal Organisations) Bill, popularly called the ‘anti-gang’ legislation, will become law. “I have my Legal Officer calling the Governor-General’s office every day to find out how soon he will assent to the legislation, because the Parliamentary side of it is complete...
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Citizen, Security and Justice Programme (CSJP) participant Trudy-Ann Salmon receives a certificate of completion from CSJP Senior Community Action Officer, Denise Adams. Trudy-Ann participated in remedial classes offered by the CSJP, in partnership with the Jamaica Foundation for Lifelong Learning (JFLL) and Operation Friendship. A graduation ceremony was held on March 12 at the JFLL’s head office on South Camp Road in Kingston.
National Security

Youth Benefitting from CSJP Intervention

Twenty-two youth who participated in remedial classes offered by the Citizen Security and Justice Programme (CSJP), in partnership with the Jamaica Foundation for Lifelong Learning (JFLL), and Operation Friendship, have advanced to a CSJP vocational programme at the HEART Trust/NTA. The remedial classes, which began in April 2013, are aimed at increasing literacy and numeracy levels in volatile communities across...
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Minister of National Security, Hon. Peter Bunting (left), presents principal of Vauxhall High School, Angela Chaplain, with the Unite for Change pledge. The Minister was visiting the school’s Windward Road location in Kingston on March 21, as part of a series of islandwide school tours under the Unite for Change initiative, which is a public education and behaviour change programme, aimed at tackling the nation’s crime problem. The pledge invites persons to communicate better, to solve problems peacefully, to ‘reason it out’ and not ‘fight it out’. Students across the island are being asked to adopt the pledge, committing to play their part in the prevention of violence.
National Security

Youth Encouraged to Become Peace Agents

Jamaica’s youth have been encouraged to champion the ‘Unite for Change’ cause and become peace agents within their homes and communities, by Minister of National Security, Hon. Peter Bunting. He made the plea during his visit to Vauxhall High School in Kingston on March 21, as part of a series of islandwide school tours under the Unite for Change initiative,...
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