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KINGSTON — In light of the increase in suicide cases in Jamaica between January and May, Director of Mental Health Services and Substance Abuse in the Ministry of Health, Dr. Maureen Irons-Morgan, wants persons with significant symptoms of depression, or other mental disorders, to seek medical help, immediately. Between January and May this year, there have been 24 reported cases...

MANDEVILLE — Minister of Education, Hon Andrew Holness, has asked school administrators to move quickly, with the help of the police, whenever they detect the formation of gangs within their schools. “Any form of association, any form of grouping that has an anti-social effect, is to be treated as a gang in the school,” Mr. Holness told a memorial service...

KNGSTON — Some 47 boys from the Stony Hill Remand Centre in St. Andrew have been moved to the new Metcalfe Street Secure Juvenile Centre located downtown Kingston. The facility, which was officially opened on Wednesday, will provide a safe environment for wards, in keeping with international standards. Minister of National Security, Senator Dwight Nelson, said the opening of the...

KINGSTON — Prime Minister, the Hon. Bruce Golding has said that by the end of July, there will be no children on remand in police lockups. He gave this commitment during his address at the opening ceremony of the Metcalfe Street Secure Juvenile Centre on June 1. Mr. Golding noted that in the current situation some 101 children were in...

Minister of National Security Sen. the Hon Dwight Nelson has hailed the lifelong contributions of his predecessor, Colonel Trevor MacMillan, O.D., to the preservation of national security. Senator Nelson who took over the challenging National Security portfolio from Colonel MacMillan in 2009, described him as a nationalist and a patriot who committed his life to preserving the safety and security...

Prime Minister the Hon. Bruce Golding has expressed deep regret at news just received of the passing of former Minister of National Security, Colonel Trevor MacMillan, CD Colonel MacMillan had been ailing for some time and died this morning at his home in St. Andrew. He served with the current government as Minister of National Security for 10 months. Colonel MacMillan had...

MONTEGO BAY — A Wall of Honour, to pay homage to policemen and women, who have fallen in the line of duty, is to be erected at National Heroes Park in Kingston by the end of next month. Minister of National Security, Hon. Dwight Nelson, made the announcement at the 68th Annual Joint Central Conferences of the Jamaica Police Federation...

OCHO RIOS — A Volkswagen Amarok pickup truck and six mountain bikes have been added to the Ocho Rios Police Station’s fleet, thanks to Sandals Group, and sister company, ATL Autohaus. The two litre twin-turbo diesel engine pickup and the mountain bikes were officially handed over to National Security Minister, Senator Dwight Nelson, at a function at Sandals Ocho Rios...

KINGSTON — As part of its 30th anniversary activities, Sandals Resorts International, yesterday donated a VW Amarok pick-up truck to the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF), at Up Park Camp, in Kingston. Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of National Security, Dianne McIntosh said she was pleased with the donation, as the Ministry places immense value in equipping the security forces. She...

MONTEGO BAY — Minister of Education, Hon Andrew Holness, wants the full force of the law applied to students guilty of violence against teachers. He was speaking to the media on Wednesday (May 25), during a visit to the Cambridge High School, St. James. The school was the scene of an altercation between a male teacher and a group of...

MONTEGO BAY — In its drive to improve the safety and security of citizens in western Jamaica, the Ministry of National Security has reopened the renovated former police facility at 14 Barnett Street, Montego Bay, St. James, to serve as the Region One headquarters of the Island Special Constabulary Force (ISCF). The facility, which was destroyed by fire several years...

KINGSTON — A significant push is to be made by Government to improve the image and public perception of the Ananda Alert emergency missing child system. The efforts will focus on increasing the number of persons involved in the emergency network giving law enforcers a better chance of locating children reported missing.             The Ananda Alert programme has had a...