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KINGSTON — The Government’s capacity to maintain law and order in the country will be further enhanced this year, with the continued construction and improvement of police stations and other buildings. As outlined in the 2011/2012 Estimates of Expenditure now before the House of Representatives, $600 million of a $750 million allocation will be spent this year on the construction...

KINGSTON — An allocation of $20 million has been set aside in the 2011/12 Estimates of Expenditure in support Government’s efforts in reducing the incidence of crime and violence in high risk and vulnerable inner city communities. The initiative, which begins this month, falls under the Community Crime and Violence (Jamaica Crime Observatory) project, which is being implemented by the...

KINGSTON — Cabinet has given approval for amendments to be made to the Copyright Act, 1993. Speaking on April 20 post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House, Minister with responsibility for Information, Telecommunications and Special Projects, Hon. Daryl Vaz said that drafting instructions have also been given to the Chief Parliamentary Counsel. Mr. Vaz said that the amendments will allow for...

Cabinet has approved Jamaica's accession to the Second Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the Sale of Children, Child Prostitution and Child Pornography. Minister with responsibility for Information, Telecommunications and Special Projects, Hon. Daryl Vaz, speaking on April 21 post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House, said that the Optional Protocol, which is one of...

KINGSTON — Efforts by the Government to reduce crime and violence in 39 volatile and vulnerable communities have been bolstered with an allocation of $830 million, to finance prevention and strategic interventions that will address identified individual, family and community risk factors. This initiative, which is being implemented by the Ministry of National Security, with funding from the Government, Department...

KINGSTON — Head of the European Union Delegation in Jamaica, Ambassador Marco Mazzocchi Alemanni, says the EU will be funding the visit of two international crime experts to consult with the Head of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), as part of efforts to assist Jamaica in fighting crime. He said the experts are expected to arrive in Jamaica as early...

MANDEVILLE — Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), James Forbes, is crediting the police’s recent success in fighting crime, in large part, to the determination of citizens to rid their communities of criminals. He noted that "for the first time in recent memory, the island of Jamaica is breathing in relief that the crime rate (especially) murder is going down.  People...

KINGSTON — Minister of National Security, Senator the Hon. Dwight Nelson, is reassuring the nation of the Government’s continued commitment to eliminating the problem of human trafficking in the country. “The Government of Jamaica rejects this dastardly form of criminality and we are prepared to participate in every programme, and be part of every effort to break the back of...

KINGSTON — The Government will continue to provide critical support for the security forces in the task of fighting crime, Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen said on April 14. He emphasised that the fight against crime and “respect for the rights of our citizens are not options; they are both imperatives." The Governor-General was delivering the...

The Government will continue to provide critical support for the security forces in the task of fighting crime, Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, said today (April 14). He emphasised that the fight against crime and “respect for the rights of our citizens are not options; they are both imperatives.” The Governor-General was delivering the Throne Speech...

MONTEGO BAY — Leaders, citizens and supporting agencies of the inner city community of Flanker, St. James, have been commended for their dedication to community renewal, which has resulted in the once feared community becoming one of the safest and most peaceful in western Jamaica. “A few years ago, crime in Flanker was the talk of the town, but there...

Cabinet has appointed a Ministerial committee to review the recommendations of the Report of the National Commission on Ganja which was chaired by the late Professor, Barry Chevannes. That report was submitted in 2001. The Commission will comprise the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Dr. Ken Baugh; Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Dorothy Lightbourne; Minister of Health, Ruddy Spencer; Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries,...