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Come Monday, March 25, the Mandeville outpost of the Passport Immigration and Citizenship Agency (PICA), will begin to operate from more spacious and comfortable offices. The Registrar General’s Department (RGD) and PICA, on Thursday, March 21, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), which will see the RGD facilitating some of PICA’s services at its regional office in Mandeville. Chief Executive...

Divisional trainers in the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) are being trained on the issue of child labour in Jamaica and how to combat the problem. This will result in the development of strategies to strengthen and expand the role of the police in addressing child labour in the island. A workshop on the subject is being hosted over three days,...

The Broadcasting Commission of Jamaica (BCJ) is reminding Jamaicans that the hacking of data from a computer or telephone is against the law and persons caught engaged in such illegal activity could be charged under the Cyber Crime Act 2010. The warning came from Assistant Executive Director of the BCJ, Karlene Salmon Johnson, as she addressed grade six students of...

Government has set about to educate the average Jamaican of the cruel impact of the lottery scam, through a public awareness programme. Minister of National Security, Hon. Peter Bunting, says the public awareness exercise is aimed at changing the mindset of many who see the lottery scam as a victimless crime. One of the segments of the programme is dubbed,...

National Security Minister, Hon. Peter Bunting, has indicated that persons involved in the lottery scam could face extradition to the United States (US), to face charges. “There is a close working relationship and joint investigations taking place…so it would not surprise me if any of these resulted in an indictment in the US and a subsequent extradition request,” the Minister...

United States (US) Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Operations Chief, Vance Callender, says Jamaica is way ahead of the US authorities in addressing the lottery scam, which targets senior citizens in the United States. Mr. Callender was one of seven persons who testified on March 13, before a US Senate Special Committee on Ageing, about the ‘876 Scam Phone Fraud’,...

Government has rolled out a comprehensive five-point plan to combat fraudulent schemes and prosecute operators. The plan includes: public education; increased enforcement; strengthening of legislation, judicial and procedural rules and restitution for victims. Speaking at the weekly Jamaica House Briefing on Wednesday, March 13, Minister with responsibility for Information, Sen. the Hon. Sandrea Falconer said: “Government has launched a public...

Minister of Information, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer, says the Government is looking at ways to prevent any possible fall-out that lottery scamming may cause in the telemarketing industry. “It is something that we are very concerned about and what we have to do is make sure that we are in constant dialogue with our investors. I believe that all...

Minister of National Security, Hon. Peter Bunting, has fortified the Jamaican Government’s determination to nail lottery scammers and stamp out the illegal activity, which has affected a number of United States citizens. Minister Bunting gave the administration’s commitment during meetings with various groups and stakeholders in Washington DC, where he is joined by State Minister for Science, Technology, Energy and...

Police personnel in Falmouth are now serving the public from a new state-of-the- art complex, which was constructed by the Government at a cost of $272.8 million. The new Falmouth Police Station, located on Rodney Street, boosts modern amenities for police personnel and prisoners, and the latest in security features. It replaces the original station, located just across the road,...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson-Miller, has said that the Government is pursuing a three-pronged approach to national security and the safety of the Jamaican people. She identified the strategies as: institutional improvements; targeting organized crime; and engendering trust. “We have been building the human resource capacity, increasing training, improving skills and the technology available to the police force,”...

The task force that has been set up to go after lottery scammers has made major dents in their operations, working under the newly formed Major Organized Crime and Anti-Corruption (MOCA) unit. Giving an update on the successes, Minister of Justice, Senator the Hon. Mark Golding, says that members have seized important documents, equipment and machines used in lotto scamming...