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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,”...

KINGSTON — Some 702 inmates were re-classified for transfer to lower security institutions between January to September, compared with 758 for the similar period last year. Acting Commissioner of Corrections, Lt. Colonel G. S Prendergast, speaking at a press conference at the Department of Correctional Services (DCS), 122 East Street offices in Kingston on October 21, said the process is...

KINGSTON — The integral role of the family unit in the reintegration of offenders is the focus of the Department of Correctional Services for this year’s Correctional Services Week. “We are focusing on the need for strong family units to support our inmates, our wards, in their bid to be rehabilitated and to become successful and productive citizens once they...

The Governor General will swear-in the first two Cabinet Ministers of the Government of Prime Minister, Andrew Holness, this afternoon, (Oct 24) at 1:00p.m. at Kings House. Mr. Audley Shaw will be sworn-in as Minister of Finance and Senator Dwight Nelson will be sworn-in as Minister of National Security. Both are retaining portfolio responsibilities.

KINGSTON — Cabinet has approved the review process to be undertaken by Jamaica to implement the provisions of the United Nations, and Inter-American Conventions against Corruption. The move is in compliance with obligations under the Conventions of which Jamaica is a state party, said Minister with responsibility for Information, Telecommunications and Special projects, Hon. Daryl Vaz. He was addressing journalists...

KINGSTON — Deputy Chief of Defence Staff, Brigadier Rocky Meade, will receive the Order of Distinction, Officer Class (OD), for services to the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF), at the National Honours and Awards ceremony, to be held on October 17, at King’s House in Kingston. “It is a fulfilling and humbling experience to be recognised by one’s country,” Brigadier Meade...

KINGSTON — The Citizen Security and Justice Programme (CSJP) in the Ministry of National Security is to receive additional grant funding, totalling some $964,878,791 (£7.25 million), from the Government of the United Kingdom. The funds, to be channeled through the UK Department for International Development (DFID), are slated to be allocated over the next three years, and will facilitate expansion...

KINGSTON — National Security Minister, Senator the Hon. Dwight Nelson, has assured that the Government will be stepping up its strategies to further reduce the incidence of crime and violence islandwide. Speaking at a press conference at the Ministry’s New Kingston offices on October 10, to announce expanded financial support for the Citizen Security and Justice Programme (CSJP), Mr. Nelson...

Prime Minister, the Hon. Bruce Golding, says for the first time in recent history, the country experienced a 40 per cent decline in murder over the last 15 months. “The year-to-date homicide rate is now 821 compared to 1,097 last year. This means a reduction of 276 homicides so far this year and when compared to 2009,  some 388 fewer...