The Police Service Commission is to formalise the incorporation of former officers of the Island Special Constabulary (ISCF) within the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) when it meets on Friday, May 16. Minister of National Security, Hon. Peter Bunting, made the announcement at a post-Sectoral press conference at Jamaica House on Wednesday, May 14. He noted that while the merger “is...

Commissioner of Police, Owen Ellington, says there has been a gradual decrease in serious and violent crimes over the past five years, due to the tireless work of the security forces to maintain law and order. “We are actually maintaining a five-year downward trend in serious violent crimes, which means that Jamaica is getting safer year after year, based on...

Within the next few months, citizens with access to android smart phones will be able to download a special application (app), allowing them to report a crime or send information to the police, anonymously. The application, which is slated to be launched in the first quarter of this fiscal year, will also provide alerts from the police, similar to the...

The Ministry of National Security through the Citizen Security and Justice Programme (CSJP) continues to support programmes targeting at-risk youth in eight parishes and in 50 communities. According to a Ministry Paper tabled by Portfolio Minister, Hon. Peter Bunting on Tuesday, May 13 in the House of Representatives, the CSJP has focused on the development of life skills, remedial education,...

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...