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The Ministry of National Security will be seeking the support of the Ministry of Tourism, in launching a public education campaign to sensitise Jamaicans about the sophistry of lottery scamming. The campaign will be undertaken nationally, with special focus on the resort town of Montego Bay, from which the scammers operate. “We have to be aware that these criminals have...

The police will be putting 16 new sport utility vehicles (SUVs) into service across seven divisions in resort areas, immediately, following the handing over of the units by the Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF) to the Commissioner of Police, Owen Ellington, at his Old Hope Road offices, on May 7. The Suzuki vehicles, which were purchased at a total cost of...

Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) in charge of St. Andrew Central, Derrick Knight, is calling on parents to more strictly monitor the activities of their children, noting that too many are engaging in inappropriate behaviours such as smoking and drinking. “Parents, you know the challenges the police face with the children when they leave the home. We (police) are finding...

Residents of Trench Town and Tivoli Gardens in Kingston are to benefit from the use of alternative dispute resolution (ADR) practices in resolving conflicts, which is expected to foster peace among citizens in the areas. This will be achieved through a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), which was signed on April 26 between the Dispute Resolution Foundation (DRF) and representatives of...

Eleven new communities are benefitting from social intervention and violence prevention initiatives under the Citizen, Security and Justice Programme (CSJP). The additions bring the total number of communities now being served under the programme to 50. The new communities are: Majesty Gardens, Whitehall Gardens/Red Hills Road, Maverly and Seaview Gardens in the Kingston and St. Andrew region; Central Village, Gordon...

The murder rate in Jamaica is showing signs of a downward trend from the 3.1 per day to two per day, reflecting a 30 per cent reduction since the start of the year. This was disclosed by Minister of National Security, Hon. Peter Bunting, when he addressed business leaders and other private sector interest groups, during a ‘Meet the Ministers...

The Minister of National Security, Hon. Peter Bunting and Justice Minister, Senator the Hon. Mark Golding, are to participate in a private sector led ‘Power Breakfast’ were they will have open dialogue with leaders of the business community on a range of issues affecting the sector. The meeting, which is scheduled for Thursday (April 26) at the Pegasus hotel in...

The new government, through the Ministry of National Security, has been putting strategies in place to tackle crime and violence in the island over its first 100 days in office. With Hon. Peter Bunting at the helm of the Ministry, the numbers of murders committed up to March were lower than figures recorded during the second half of 2011. “It...

Police Commissioner, Owen Ellington, has welcomed plans by the government to establish an Inter-Ministerial Committee on Crime Prevention and Community Safety. Speaking at a media briefing on National Security Minister, Hon. Peter Bunting’s first 100 days in office, at the Ministry’s New Kingston offices on Wednesday (April 18), Mr. Ellington described the announcement as “long awaited” and would facilitate collaboration...

The drafting of legislation and the establishment of an inter-ministerial task force, are among measures being put in place by the Government to curb the multi-million lotto scam in Jamaica State Minister for Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Julian Robinson, addressing a media briefing at the Ministry’s New Kingston offices on April 19, said the new drive was impelled...

Minister of Finance and Planning, Hon. Dr. Peter Phillips, says the government intends to advance the process for the full implementation of a modern Anti-Money Laundering (AML)/Countering Financing of Terrorism (CFT) framework in Jamaica. In a recent release from the Ministry, Dr. Phillips stated that the process, which involves amendment of several pieces of legislation and regulations, is part of...

National Security Minister, Hon. Peter Bunting, says the membership of the new Major Organized Crime and Anti-Corruption (MOCA) Task Force, is currently being recruited and vetted. Speaking at a media briefing, on his first 100 days in office, at the Ministry’s New Kingston offices on Wednesday April 18, Mr. Bunting advised that the membership would include representatives from the Jamaica...