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Minister of National Security, Senator Hon. Dwight Nelson, has assured members of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) that the Government is working assiduously to bring closure to their salary negotiations. "There have been differences in the way we believe we should go forward but, let me assure you that, we are determined to find a way to achieve finality in...

The Citizens Security and Justice Programme (CSJP) is in the process of hiring residents as assistants to officers working on the ground as part of efforts to enable the programme to effectively carry out its objectives. Programme Manager, at the CSJP, Mr. Simeon Robinson tells JIS News that the assistants will aid in the mobilisation of services within the various...

Transforming people's conduct can be a tall order, but the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) Strategic Review Implementation Team (SRIT), has set itself three years to overhaul the level of professionalism displayed by police personnel. Acknowledging that there is no "easy fix" for changing human behaviour, Head of the SRIT, Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP), Novelette Grant, says her team is...

Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) in charge of the Anti-Corruption Branch (ACB), Justin Felice, says that he hopes to achieve an honest, upright and clean Jamaica police force in three years. "Whether that's achievable within three years I don't know but, as you have seen, in the first seven months of this year officers are being refused reenlistment. They are...

Prime Minister, the Hon. Bruce Golding says despite the reported reduction in all major crimes committed between June and mid-August, there is still much more work to be done by the security forces, to further reduce these. Speaking at the handing over of funds by three corporate entities for the restoration of the Darling Street police station, at the facility,...

Corporate entities, National Commercial Bank (NCB), LIME, and Supreme Ventures Limited (SVL), have jointly contributed $6 million to the restoration of the Darling Street Police Station, West Kingston, which was damaged during the civil unrest in May. The initiative was spearheaded by NCB, which sought to mobilize financial assistance to restore the station through partnership with LIME and SVL, whom...

Safety and Security preparations for the 2010/11 academic year are in high gear with metal detectors being distributed to high schools, and School Resource Officers (SROs) being dispatched to further support the schools. Chief Education Officer in the Ministry of Education (MOE), Grace McLean told a Think Tank session at the Jamaica Information Service Wednesday (August 25) that the Ministry...

Stakeholders involved in repairs currently being effected on a section of the Portmore leg of Highway 2000, in St. Catherine, say the safety of all users of that corridor was prioritised, when alternative traffic arrangements were being planned. Members of the Portmore Citizens Advisory Council (PCAC) have expressed concern over what they describe as inadequate attention by the relevant agencies...

Soldiers all over the world are trained to kill, however there are rules of engagement that serve to limit collateral damage and achieve the desired objective of saving lives. This position was articulated by Colonel General Staff, Jamaica Defence Force (JDF), Colonel Rocky Meade, as he explains the significance of a

The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) is boosting security in the community of Tredegar Park and its environs in St. Catherine, with the establishment of a mobile police post and increased patrols. The move comes in the wake of appeals from residents for a permanent police presence in the area, following last week's attack on citizens by gunmen, claiming the lives...

Colonel General Staff of the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF), Colonel Rocky Meade has emphasised that acquisition of the revised Rules of Engagement (RoE) training DVD will make members more effective in their operations. Speaking with JIS News, Colonel Meade said that the training DVD, which was sponsored by the British government, is an audio visual aid that is more technologically...

Hundreds of young people from five inner city communities in Kingston should benefit from summer camps in their neighborhoods, under a contract signed at the Ministry of National Security on Thursday August 12. The contract, valued at $2.5 million, is being funded by the Poverty Reduction Programme II (PRP II), a joint initiative of the European Union (EU), through its...