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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...

National Security Minister, Hon. Peter Bunting, has announced plans for the establishment of an Inter-Ministerial Committee on Crime Prevention and Community Safety. 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 said the committee will coordinate the various community regeneration and employment creation programmes being...

National Security Minister, Hon. Peter Bunting, has re-assured that the government has the political will and courage to implement strategies aimed at reducing crime. Speaking at a media briefing on his first 100 days in office at his Oxford Road offices on Wednesday (April 18), Mr. Bunting contended that the administration made an “agile but very strategic start” to its...

Work on the first phase of the new National Security Policy being developed by the Ministry of National Security, has been completed. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Peter Bunting, speaking at a media briefing on his first 100 days in office at his New Kingston offices on Wednesday April 18, 2011,  said this phase of the project relates to the identification and...

Minister of National Security, Hon. Peter Bunting, is inviting investors to look to Manchester, noting that the parish is safe for doing business.  “In Manchester, you have a safe and secure business environment to operate in,” he stated, while addressing the recent groundbreaking ceremony for the $1.2 billion MegaMart Mandeville superstore.  He welcomed the MegaMart franchise to the parish and...

A high percentage of members of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) agree that the organisation benefits from strong and effective leadership. This was revealed in a recent survey, which shows that a total of 70.4 per cent of law enforcement officers agree that the leadership of the JCF is doing a good job and has been effective. The results of...

Commissioner of Police, Owen Ellington, says the police are looking at utilising ‘shot spotter’ technology to assist with investigating gun-related incidents and crimes. “We have started discussions with the Minister of National Security (Peter Bunting) about the deployment of ‘shot spotter’ technology in some of our crime hotspots and in some of areas that are plagued by criminal gang violence,”...

Commissioner of Police, Owen Ellington, says the police have made over 60 arrests and seized the assets of criminal organisations, as the authority intensifies its drive to dismantle these entities. “We have made well over 60 significant arrests in the last couple of weeks. We have seized hundreds of millions of dollars worth of real estate, high end motor vehicles...