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A total of 89 officers attached to the Department of Correctional Services (DCS) were presented with national medals of honour during a ceremony held on Wednesday (June 27) at the Terra Nova Hotel in Kingston. Of the number, 66 officers received medals for long service and good conduct, while 23 received the ‘First Bar to the National Honours and Awards’....

Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP), Devon Watkis, is imploring Jamaicans to expose lotto scammers, as they are detrimental to the country’s image, and are affecting persons at home and abroad. “To take away, or trick someone to relieve them of their assets is an issue. It is time for us as a people to be satisfied with what we earn...

Cabinet has approved the immediate establishment of a Ministerial Committee to provide a comprehensive review of the 12th annual Trafficking in Persons Report following Jamaica’s downgrade. This was disclosed by Minister of National Security, Hon. Peter Bunting on June 19, during a statement to the House of Representatives. He informed that the committee will develop a programme of corrective action...

The Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) says that all is in place for the highly anticipated Jamaica Military Tattoo, which begins on June 28. The event, under the theme: ‘Precision, Pomp and Pageantry: The First Five Decades’, is being staged to commemorate the JDF 50th anniversary and Jamaica’s Golden Jubilee. It will be an exciting, colourful show of lively military displays...

The Ministry of National Security has signed a follow-on military co-operation agreement with the People’s Republic of China, under which that country will provide military aid to Jamaica, valued at $136 million. The new agreement, which was sealed in May 2012, include the supply of uniforms, materials for uniforms, ballistic helmets, vests, boots and tents. Details of the contract were...

Minister of National Security, Hon. Peter Bunting, said that continuous training of the coast guards is of utmost importance as the country continues to grapple with crime. He stated that through exposure to the latest techniques and equipment in diving, they will be better able to carry to out their functions “whether it be from a security perspective, a rescue...

Chief Executive Officer of the Passport Immigration and Citizenship Agency (PICA), Jennifer McDonald, said that the agency is fully committed to its mandate of protecting national security, through the provision ofits various services. She was speaking at a church service held yesterday (June 10) at the St. James Parish Church in Montego Bay, to mark the five- year anniversary since...

Director of the Major Organized Crime and Anti-Corruption Task Force (MOCA), Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Carl Williams, said the organisation will support the efforts of the Anti-Lottery Scam Task Force in St. James. The Anti-Lottery Scam Task Force, which has been in operation since the start of the year, has been instrumental in making significant inroads into the illicit...

A former employee of the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) has been arrested for fraud by the police. In a statement on the preliminary results of a forensic audit carried out on the NSWMA, in the House of Representatives, on June 6, Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon Noel Arscott, said the crime involves money totalling more...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, is assuring that the administration will be re-doubling its efforts this year, to create a safer and more secure society. Making her contribution to the 2012/13 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives, on Tuesday June 5, Mrs. Simpson Miller assured that the new National Security Policy will be completed this year....

Justice Minister, Senator the Hon. Mark Golding, says work has commenced on the establishment of a single anti-corruption agency, which will primarily comprise civilians stakeholders, such as attorneys and investigators. Speaking at the launch of the multi-agency Major Organised Crime and Anti-Corruption Task Force (MOCA), at the Police Officers’ Club, Hope Road, St. Andrew, on June 4, Senator Golding informed...

Residents of the adjoining districts of Comfort Hall and Scarlett Hall near Falmouth in Trelawny, have joined together to establish a neighbourhood watch group, sending a clear message of zero tolerance against crime and all criminal activities in the area. The Comfort Hall/Scarlett Hall Community Development Association and Neighbourhood Watch was officially launched on June 3 during a ceremony at...