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 concept and focus of Trench Town-based, Fathers United for Change, has attracted the attention and support of the United Kingdom’s Department for International Development (DFID). Fathers United for Change is an all male Community Based Organisation (CBO), which focuses on parenting. The body was formed by a group of males who were frustrated with the negative messages about fathers,...

Jamaica is expected to benefit significantly from the United States Agency for International Development’s (USAID) continued implementation of its Community Empowerment and Transformation Project (COMET), over the next five years, at a cost of $1.4 billion (US$13 million). The Project is being carried out in partnership with the Jamaican Government. A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to facilitate implementation of the...

Minister of National Security, Hon. Peter Bunting, issued an invitation to the members of the Special Constabulary Force Association (SCFA) to meet with him to discuss remaining concerns that they may have about the Government’s decision to incorporate the Island Special Constabulary Force (ISCF) into the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF). The Minister’s invitation has come in the wake of a...

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...

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...

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. Catherine, where 195 new members were added to the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), the Minister noted that for the first...