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KINGSTON — The annual awards scheme for the police, instituted just over three years ago by Clarendon businessman and vice chairman of the parish's Crime Prevention Committee, Anthony Smattt, has been motivating its law enforcement officers to exceptional performances, greatly reducing crime in the parish. Top Criminal Investigator for 2009, Woman Detective Corporal Mellissa Simms, who is attached to the...

KINGSTON — Reports have indicated that 668 women were raped and 531 suffered from carnal abuse in Jamaica, in 2010. Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture, Hon Olivia "Babsy" Grange, revealed the figures while addressing Parliamentarians from across the Caribbean, Academics and United Nations representatives at the Caribbean Regional Consultation of Parliamentarians on gender-based violence prevention on Wednesday (November 9)...

Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (right), presents a framed copy of the ‘Man of the Year’ award to Commissioner of Police, Owen Ellington, during the Gleaner’s annual Honour Award 2011 gala luncheon, held at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel, in Kingston, on November 7.   Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (right), presents the...

KINGSTON — Head of the Clarendon police, Senior Superintendent (SSP) Dathan Henry, has attributed a 52 percent drop in murders in the parish since 2011, to an anti-crime strategy which has dismantled more than a dozen criminal gangs. "We have dismantled over a dozen dangerous gangs operating within the parish (and) we have totally degraded their capabilities, hence, we have...

KINGSTON — With less than two months before the end of the year, Minister of National Security, Senator the Hon. Dwight Nelson, says 2011 is turning out to be the safest in four decades for members of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF). He said that so far, there have been no reported deaths in the line of duty, which he...

KINGSTON — The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) has received four jet skis from the Urban Development Corporation (UDC), valued at $6.7 million, which will enhance the force's ability to patrol the island's coastal waters. The skis, two of which were acquired through funding from the Port Authority of Jamaica, are expected to aid in the securing of key points within...

KINGSTON — More Jamaicans are reporting cases of abuse or mistreatment of children, in keeping with the provisions of the Child Care and Protection Act. Former Children's Advocate, Mary Clarke, said that despite earlier reticence, Jamaicans are carrying out their responsibility under the law, to report to the authorities when they see or have reason to believe that children are...

KINGSTON — Certain ganja related cases may soon be heard in the Petty Sessions Court, as the Government seeks to reduce the backlog of cases in the Resident Magistrate's (RM) Court. This was disclosed by Minister of Justice and Leader of the House of Representatives, Hon Delroy Chuck, during Tuesday's (November 1) sitting of the House of Representatives. Mr. Chuck...

KINGSTON — To help strengthen the capacity of state agencies and other stakeholders to address and investigate the problem of sexual offences, the Child Development Agency (CDA) on October 31, hosted a workshop at the Alpha Boys Home in Kingston. Representatives of state homes, the CDA, other institutions that deal with and care for children, as well as practitioners in...

KINGSTON — Governor General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, is urging more Jamaicans to play their part in helping those affected by drug abuse, noting that the problem continues to affect all areas of society. “The whole matter of drug abuse is not discriminatory. Drug abuse affects every strata of society and is happening straight across the...

MONTEGO BAY — Approximately 200 speakers and presenters from major law-enforcement organizations, civilian agencies, crime stoppers and other delegates from a number of countries converged at the Ritz Carlton Hotel in Montego Bay for the Crime Stoppers International Training Conference 2011, which ended Wednesday (October 26). Jamaica is set to reap huge benefits from hosting the 32nd staging of the...

KINGSTON — Former State Minister in the Ministry of National Security, Dr. St. Aubyn Bartlett, has reported that over the last year, no one escaped from the island’s correctional facilities. “In terms of persons who have sought to abscond, we have had none also over the last year and that is indeed a very important milestone that we must celebrate,”...