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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

Government will spend $308 million this fiscal year to construct new accommodations, office and storage facilities in the Lathbury Barracks, at Up Park Camp. The sum is set out in the 2014/15 Estimates of Expenditure, currently before the House of...

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.

Work of MDRA Results in Less Conflicts

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.

Youth Benefitting from CSJP Intervention

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.

Youth Encouraged to Become Peace Agents

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12 years ago Budget 2014/2015National Security

$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...

12 years ago 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...

Minister of National Security, Hon. Peter Bunting (centre), presents a set of keys to Commissioner of Police, Owen Ellington (right), after handing over 13 motorcycles and two pick-ups at the Commissioner’s Old Hope Road offices, in Kingston, on Monday, March 24. At left is Managing Director for the National Road Operating and Constructing Company (NROCC), Ivan Anderson. His company donated the pick-ups.

12 years ago National Security

JCF Gets More Motorcycles and Pick-Ups

The operational capacity of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) has been bolstered, with the acquisition of 13 motorcycles and two pick-up vans to its fleet. The motorcycles will be deployed to the JCF’s traffic division in the parishes of Kingston, St. James, Manchester, Clarendon, St. Elizabeth, St. Ann and St. Catherine, while the pick-ups will be used to patrol the...

Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson (left), looking on while Minister with responsibility for the Public Sector, Hon. Horace Dalley (3rd left), shares a light moment with Chairman of the Jamaica Police Federation, Sergeant Raymond Wilson. Occasion was a handing over ceremony of an ambulance to the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), to be used for the transportation of police personnel to medical facilities. Also pictured is President of the United District Constables Association, Delroy Davis.

12 years ago National Security

Police Receive Ambulance from Health Ministry

Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson on Tuesday, March 18, handed over an ambulance to the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), to be used for the transportation of police personnel to medical facilities. Speaking at the presentation ceremony held at the Ministry’s downtown Kingston offices, Minister with responsibility for the Public Service, in the Ministry of Finance and Planning, Hon....

Former Citizen Security and Justice Programme (CSJP) participant , Clarence Benjamin (left), explains to five CSJP participants the core areas of a construction project they will be working on in New Kingston.

12 years ago National Security

CSJP Interns to Work on Int’l Project in New Kingston

Five participants in the Citizen Security and Justice Programme (CSJP), have been awarded a six-month internship to work on an international construction project, based in New Kingston. The five young men will be attached to Prime Developments Limited, the construction company awarded the contract to build a 130-room business hotel, which will be operated by the Marriot Group of Companies....

Minister of National Security, Hon. Peter Bunting (right), presents Nadine Robertson with a certificate for participating in a farming initiative training session, put on by the Manchester Dispute Resolution and Violence Prevention Association (MDRVPA). Looking on is Chairman of the Association, Pastor Michael Harvey. The farming initiative was launched by the Association on February 28.

12 years ago National Security

Farming Initiative Launched in Manchester to Reduce Domestic Violence

The Manchester Dispute Resolution and Violence Prevention Association (MDRVPA), has launched a farming initiative, aimed at providing meaningful employment, which it hopes will lead to a reduction in the cases of domestic violence in the parish. Figures provided by the Manchester Police Division indicate that in 2013 there were 2,000 cases of domestic issues reported in the parish. The communities...

12 years ago National Security

Head of ODPEM says Regional Countries can help each other

Director General of the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), Ronald Jackson, says countries in the region can help with building each other’s disaster management capabilities. “More and more, we are recognising that we can share the capacities within our various member states towards the development of each other,” Mr. Jackson said, as he addressed the closing ceremony...