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A sum of $107 million has been allotted to the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) Reform Programme, as outlined in the 2013/14 Estimates of Expenditure, which is now before the House of Representatives. The programme aims to provide budgetary support for crime fighting activities in the island. The allocation for this fiscal year will go towards: the purchase of equipment and...

A sum of $81 million has been allocated to the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) Accountability Programme in the 2013/14 Estimates of Expenditure now before the House of Representatives. The programme aims to strengthen the investigative capacity of the Independent Commission of Investigations (INDECOM) and to fulfill its mandate of external oversight of the JCF. The allocation for 2013/14 will go...

The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) is to benefit from the provision of 16 computers, a smart board and other computer related equipment valued at $2.5 million from the Universal Service Fund (USF). The computers were officially handed over on Tuesday, April 2, to the Police National Computer Centre (PNCC), during a ceremony held at the Police Commissioner’s Office, Old Hope...

MONTEGO BAY - Minister of National Security, Hon. Peter Bunting, has assured residents of Shrewsbury, Westmoreland where three men were allegedly killed by the police, that the incident would be thoroughly investigated.   The Minister toured the area yesterday (March 21), where there have been days of protests, following the March 15 incident, which resulted in the death of 29-year...

National Security Minister, Hon. Peter Bunting, has charged new recruits of the police force to maintain the highest standards of professional excellence, integrity and discipline in discharging their duties. He pointed out that the Government has been undertaking a wide range of initiatives aimed at transforming the force into a professional, accountable and resourceful body, which can effectively deliver on...

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...