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Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right), congratulates Sergeant Fitzroy Rochester during Tuesday’s (November 12) graduation ceremony for the second cohort of participants in the Jamaica Constabulary Force’s (JCF) Inspector Development Course, at the AC Hotel by Marriott Kingston. A total of 99 persons participated in the course.

Gov’t Continues To Invest In New Technologies – Prime Minister Holness

The Government continues to make the requisite investments in new technologies, particularly those designed to enhance public safety and citizen security, and remains focused on ensuring their effectiveness when deployed, according to Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness....

Senior Case Management Coordinator, Ministry of National Security, Orville Simmonds, speaks during a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’ on November 7.

Parents To Give Case Management Intervention Testimonials During PIOJ Best Practice Symposium

Custos Rotulorum for St. Andrew, Hon. Ian Forbes, representing Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, lays a wreath at the Cenotaph honouring those who gave their lives in the two great wars. The occasion was the annual Remembrance Day Parade on Monday (November 11) at National Heroes Park in Kingston.

Jamaica Pays Tribute To Fallen Soldiers On Remembrance Day

Chief of Defence Staff, Vice Admiral (VAdm) Antonette Wemyss-Gorman (right) and other military personnel participate in the Jamaica Defence Force’s Remembrance Day Church Service held at the Garrison Church of the Ascencion, Up Park Camp, Kingston today (November 10).

Remembrance Day Church Service (photos)

Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert Flynn, addresses the 37th National Neighbourhood Watch Conference at the Jamaica Conference Centre in downtown Kingston on Thursday (November 7).

National Security Ministry Reaffirms Support for Neighbourhood Watch Movement

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, addresses Wednesday’s (November 6) post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House.

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Major Crimes Down 15 Per Cent

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, is reporting a 15 per cent reduction in major crimes since the start of 2024. For the period January 1 to November 4, the total number of murders recorded fell by 19 per cent, equating to 233 fewer persons killed this year, while shootings have dipped by nine...

1 year ago National Security

Public Order and Security Maintained During Tropical Storm Rafael

Police Superintendent, Michael Morris, says the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) has ensured public order and security during the passage of Tropical Storm Rafael. Speaking with JIS News at the National Emergency Operation Centre (NEOC) in Kingston on Tuesday (November 5), he informed that, “we have had very few reports of crime over the past 12 hours.” Superintendent Morris noted that...

Director of the Safety and Security in Schools Unit at the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Richard Troupe, addresses the Aural, Read, Respond, Oral, Write (ARROW) Literacy Software Training opening ceremony on Wednesday (October 30), at Immaculate Conception High School in Kingston. It is provided under the UK/Jamaica Violence Prevention Partnership Programme (VPPP).

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Students in Volatile Areas to Benefit from ARROW Programme

The Aural, Read, Respond, Oral, Write (ARROW) Literacy Software Training, provided under the UK/Jamaica Violence Prevention Partnership Programme (VPPP), is the first activity under the programme now in active implementation. The opening ceremony was held on Wednesday (October 30), at Immaculate Conception High School in Kingston. Seven volatile communities across Jamaica are set to benefit from a six-year United Kingdom...

Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, speaks at yesterday’s (October 30) post-Cabinet press briefing, at Jamaica House.

1 year ago InformationNational Security

Major Crimes Down

Jamaica continues to record reductions in major crimes, including murders, says Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon. “Major crimes are down 14.1 per cent. Murders are down 19 per cent. Those are the facts, and so when murders and major crimes were going up, they made the news every single day, now...

1 year ago Foreign AffairsNational Security

PHOTOS: EU Ambassador Calls on Minister Chang

Head of the Tower Street Adult Correctional Centre, Superintendent Ivan Randall, speaks at a recent JIS Think Tank.

1 year ago National Security

Inmates Systematically Categorised to Assess Risk Levels

Incarcerated persons are systematically categorised within the island’s correctional facilities to assess their risk levels and determine appropriate housing. Head of the Tower Street Adult Correctional Centre, Superintendent Ivan Randall of the Department of Correctional Services, elaborated on the process at a recent JIS Think Tank. The classification begins at the court level, where inmates are categorised into three main...

Director of Cyber Security, Symptai Consulting Limited, Rory Ebanks.

1 year ago Cybersecurity

JIS Promotes Cybersecurity Practices to Safeguard Users from Online Threats

The Jamaica Information Service (JIS) is promoting cybersecurity practices that safeguard users from online threats. To date, the agency has not experienced any significant digital breaches. In a recent virtual cybersecurity session hosted by the agency, keynote speaker, Director of Cyber Security, Symptai Consulting Limited, Rory Ebanks, credited this achievement to the agency’s ongoing security sessions to maintain this record...