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The Ministries of Education and National Security on December 13, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that will provide for the accreditation and or certification of courses undertaken by personnel of the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF). Under the MoU, the work to be executed by the Ministry of Education involves assisting the JDF in the necessary actions to achieve accreditation...

Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Dr. Christopher Tufton, has urged members of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) and the Island Special Constable Force (ISCF) to give greater attention to eliminating the problem of praedial larceny. "Praedical larceny suggests simple crimes, but the pain and hardship that it causes, and perhaps, the encouragement from limited enforcement that it offers to deviants,...

Residents of Prospect in Portland have taken a proactive approach to crime in their community, with the launch of the Prospect Neighbouthood Watch on Thursday, December 9. The community crime prevention initiative is the 20th to be launched in the parish and the 631st across the island since the programme's inception in 1987. Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) at the...

The Police are reporting a drop in all major crimes in the parish of Trelawny from January to December 4, when compared with the similar period for 2009. In a report tabled at the monthly meeting of the Trelawny Parish Council by Detective Sergeant Rainford Whyte, on December 9, the crime statistics are showing approximately 226 offences committed up to...

About 184 members of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) were relieved of their positions in the organization this year, for unprofessional conduct, says Head of the Anti-Corruption Branch, Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Justin Felice. Speaking at a media briefing at the Police Officers' Club, Hope Road, Kingston on Thursday (December 8), ACP Felice pointed out that their removal forms...

The recruiting capabilities of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) should be significantly enhanced, with the opening of two dormitories and three classrooms at the Jamaica Police Academy, Twickenham Park, St. Catherine. The buildings, officially opened during a ceremony at the institution, Wednesday (December 8), are expected to increase the JCF's capacity to enlist and train additional staff required to efficiently...

The St. Mary police have implemented a number of measures to beef up security and prevent congestion in the major towns of the parish during the yuletide season. These include the increased presence of police officers in public spaces, the imposition of zero tolerance for road traffic offences, and the enforcing of anti-vending laws to ensure that vendors peddle their...

Prime Minister, the Hon. Bruce Golding last week told the House of Representatives that the cost of the proposed relocation of the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) headquarters to Caymanas, must be private sector driven and be of minimal, or no cost, to the Government. "This is not something that I have any intention whatsoever of visiting on the budget, and...

Prime Minister, the Hon. Bruce Golding, says that several factors influenced the Government's decision to propose the removal of the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) from its current location at Up Park Camp in Kingston to Caymanas, St. Catherine. Responding to questions posed by Member of Parliament for Central Manchester, Peter Bunting, Mr. Golding told the House of Representatives, Tuesday (December...

A Special Report of the Office of the Children's Advocate has said there is a need to commission a national incidence and prevalence study on children and violence, so as to better understand the nature and scope of the problem. The report, which has made several recommendations, was tabled in the House of Representatives on November 30. It was put...

The Office of the Children's Advocate (OCA) is recommending that the Government expand the suite of services to child victims and perpetrators of violence, to include therapeutic use of expressive arts in aiding recovery and rehabilitation. In an OCA report tabled in the House of Representatives on November 30, it noted that provisions should be made for structured after-school and...

Victims of domestic violence are being urged to seek help from agencies and stakeholders that can offer assistance. The call was made by Deputy Superintendent of Police, Herold Newton, during a Domestic Violence sensitisation seminar, held in Annotto Bay, St. Mary, on November 30. According to Superintendent Newton, over the past few months there has been an increase in the...