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Government has taken steps to abolish whipping as a penalty for certain criminal offences, with the tabling of several legislations in the Senate, on November 16. The Bills, which were tabled by Minister of Justice, Senator the Hon. Mark Golding, will support Jamaica’s adherence to modern trends in human rights jurisprudence in relation to corporal punishment. To this end, the...

Child abuse, incest and trafficking of children, will be the topics for discussion at a public education forum slated for next Friday (November 23) at Emancipation Park, New Kingston. The event, scheduled to be held from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., is being organised by the Nurses Association of Jamaica (NAJ) in collaboration with charity organisation, Be Inspired International, under...

Minister of National Security, Hon. Peter Bunting, has reiterated his call for Jamaicans to work together to tackle the dysfunctional elements in the country’s culture that continue to fuel criminality. The Minister, who was speaking during a passing out parade and awards ceremony held on November 9 at the Jamaica Police Academy in Twickenham Park, St. Catherine, said that part...

A total of 202 additional police constables will shortly be deployed across the island, to strengthen the work of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), following their graduation on November 9. The constables were recognised during a passing out parade and awards ceremony, held at the Jamaica Police Academy in Twickenham Park, St. Catherine. Five of the constables were also singled...

United States Ambassador to Jamaica, Her Excellency Pamela Bridgewater, has expressed satisfaction with the extent of work being undertaken by Jamaican and United States law enforcement agencies to reduce and, ultimately, eliminate the lottery scam. Speaking at a Lottery Scam Forum, hosted by Jamaica National Building Society (JNBS), at the Terra Nova Hotel in St. Andrew on Wednesday (November 7),...

State Minister for Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Arnaldo Brown, has re-affirmed the administration’s commitment to effectively addressing advance fee fraud, such as the lotto scam, given the negative implications for the economy and the county’s image internationally. “Certainly, for local and international investors, they want to be confident that where they invest their money is a place where...

National Security Minister, Hon. Peter Bunting, has listed the rescue of an elderly United States citizen, reportedly from the clutches of lottery scammers in western Jamaica, among the successes of the Lottery Scam Task Force, since its formation in January. Speaking at a Lottery Scam Forum, hosted by Jamaica National Building Society (JNBS) at the Terra Nova Hotel, St. Andrew,...

The Government’s efforts at putting a further dent in advanced fee fraud, also known as the lottery scam, are expected to be significantly boosted with proposed amendments to the Evidence Act. National Security Minister, Hon. Peter Bunting, says Justice Minister, Senator the Hon. Mark Golding, is expected to table a Bill in Parliament shortly to amend the Act, to facilitate...

LONDON — Minister of National Security, Hon. Peter Bunting, has said that while the country's crime rate is trending down, the high crime over the last 40 years has cost the country dearly, in terms of economic development. "Conservatively, if we had not had the crime rate that we have had over (the) last four decades, we would have three...

Spontaneous applause and cheers erupted inside the Grand Ballroom of the Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on October 31, as Corporal Oneil Patterson was named the LASCO Police Officer of the year 2012/2013. Corporal Patterson, who works in Area 4, Kingston Eastern Division won from a field of nine competitors. He walked away with the top prize of $200,000...

Head of the Organized Crime Investigation Division (OCID), Senior Superintendent (SSP) Fitz Bailey, said that all sectors of society must regard crime fighting as a serious issue, which requires their full support and participation. SSP Bailey, who was addressing the press launch of a security expo on Tuesday (Oct. 30), at the University of the West Indies’ (UWI) Western Campus...

The Government has been working on a strategic fleet procurement and maintenance policy, to prolong the life of the vehicles deployed to the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), National Security Minister, Hon. Peter Bunting, has informed. The policy, being formulated jointly with the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF), deals with the rationalisation of a wide variety of vehicles in terms of make...