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New Chief of Defence Staff of the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF), Brigadier Antony Anderson, has promised to uphold the high standard and professionalism of the nation's armed forces in the execution of his new role. Brigadier Anderson was sworn in on Thursday (October 7), by Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, as the 10th Chief of Defence...

Contractor General, Greg Christie is proposing that an Independent National Anti-Corruption Agency be established, with powers to investigate and prosecute in a more cost-effective way. In the Office of the Contractor General's 23rd Annual Report, which was recently tabled in Parliament, Mr. Christie said he would formally propose this year, that the Parliamentary Integrity Commission, the Corruption Prevention Commission, and...

Incoming Chief of Defence Staff of the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF), Brigadier Antony Anderson, says the Force will be reviewed early next year, to assess the implementations that came out of a Strategic Defence Review done in 2006. Incoming Chief of Defence Staff, Brigadier Antony Anderson. Speaking in an interview with JIS News, he says the review is important to...

Deputy Commissioner of Police in Charge of Operations (DCP), Glenmore Hines, is assuring Jamaicans that the police is on full alert and will be carrying out regular duties across the island. He told JIS News that all divisional officers have been mobilised and deployed to provide security against any criminal activities. A number of communities across the island have suffered...

Chief of Defence Staff of the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF), Major General Stewart Saunders, says that the Defence Board's approval of the transformation process of the Strategic Defence Review is one of the major achievements of his 3-year tenure as head of the force. He said the transformation has allowed the force to refocus its business model, as it moves...

The Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) has generally enjoyed a good reputation, even when some question the relevance of its existence. It has been 49 years since the JDF was established, and with no major threats to Jamaica from outside sources, as such the level of understanding of the role of the army has diminished. The JDF has often been called...

Jamaica is strengthening collaboration with other countries in the Caribbean in the fight against crime, by sharing capacity through the setting up of a regional Crime Stop call centre. Commissioner of Police, Owen Ellington The LIME/Crime Stop Caribbean call centre, which is now in operation, was launched on September 20 by Commissioner of Police, Owen Ellington, and Crime Stop Jamaica...

Commissioner of Customs, Danville Walker, says that investment in the growth and development of the country's human capital is critical to improving productivity and increasing revenue. Speaking at the closing of a four-week training course for members of the Customs Contraband Enforcement Team held today (Sept.17) at the Jamaica Police Academy in Twickenham Park, St. Catherine, Mr. Walker said a...

Vigilance and quick action by the police prevented the theft of some 50 gallons of diesel fuel from the Jamaica Urban Transit Company's (JUTC) Rockfort depot, in East Kingston, on Sunday, September 12. The JUTC's Communications Manager, Reginald Allen, told JIS News that one man, who was caught with the petrol in 10 five-gallon containers, has been arrested and charged...

Commissioner of Police, Owen Ellington, has announced the appointment of Angela Patterson as Director of Corporate and Special Services effective September 1. Angela Patterson Mrs. Patterson will assume responsibility for all Finance, Human Resources, Information and Communication Technologies, as well as Procurement functions within the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF). A release from the Commissioner's Office Friday said that she is...

The Stephen's House hostel, which will provide temporary shelter while supporting the rehabilitation of deported women, was officially opened Thursday (September 16). The hostel, located at 13 West Avenue in Kingston, comprises bedrooms, kitchen, living and dining quarters, and can accommodate up to eight individuals, including children. The facility was built at a cost of $1.2 million and was funded...

For the third consecutive month, the police are reporting a decrease in the number of murders committed, which fell 42 per cent during August, compared to the corresponding period last year. Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) crime statistics, released this week, show that 81 murders were committed last month, as against 139 in August 2009. Last month's figure was three less...