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In an effort to more effectively serve, protect and reassure, the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) has trained over 3,300 persons in community policing since the start of the year. This disclosure was made by Community Policing Trainer, Corporal Odale Mulgrave during a recent interview with JIS News. "We have started in January 2010 and so far, we have trained 3,327...

Commissioner of Police, Owen Ellington, has said that community policing is a critical component to the work of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), as it seeks to improve relations between the police and citizens. "It is very important. We think it is the preferred approach to policing in Jamaica, we think working in partnership with the citizens is crucial," he...

Commissioner of Police, Owen Ellington, has said that the Missing Persons Call Centre operation will be strengthened through the establishment of a field unit. "(This) means that we will have individuals attached to the unit, who will be on the road.doing enquiries.in the most complex cases that are difficult to resolve," he told JIS News. The Call Centre, which is...

Commissioner of Police, Owen Ellington, has emphasised that a continued partnership between the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) and the Transport Authority is critical, as it seeks to ensure the safety of the passengers who use public transportation. "There is now a growing appreciation of the need for a strong partnership between law enforcement officers and the Transport Authority, first of...

Commissioner of Police, Owen Ellington, has said that the St. James police will be relentless in going after the criminals, which continue to wreak havoc in the parish. He said that measures are being put in place to contain the violence including "security and stability operations in the troubled communities." "We are going after the criminals; we have a plan...

Many people use drugs to escape physical and emotional discomfort, but while the use of drugs might offer short term relief, sooner or later it begins to affect and control an individual's life in a negative way. "Substance abuse not only affects your health, it also affects people's ability to produce, because somebody who is abusing drugs they do not...

Against the background of rising crime in St. James, in general, and the city of Montego Bay, in particular, Minister of National Security, Senator Dwight Nelson, and Commissioner of Police, Owen Ellington, met business and tourism stakeholders in the city on Thursday (May 6). The meeting, described by Mr. Nelson as "a discourse between the government and the business community...

Plans to develop national strategies for stockpile management and periodic weapons destruction in the region, are to get underway soon, following a two-day Firearms Destruction and Stockpile Management Workshop, held at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel, in Kingston, from April 28 to 29. Technical advisers from the United Nations Regional Centre for Peace, Disarmament and Development in Latin America and the...

Close to 30 youths from inner city communities in Kingston and St. Catherine have improved their employment chances through the Community Security Initiative's (CSI) Employment Readiness Programme, a customer service course. The course is accredited by City & Guilds and aims at improving the employability and customer service skills of the participants. Speaking at the awards ceremony at the Courtleigh...

The Police have resolved some 200 cases during the first week of operation of the Missing Persons Call Centre, according to Director of Communications at the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), Mr. Karl Angell. Mr. Angell said that these successes resulted from the 581 cases which have been dealt with by the Centre since being launched on April 19, based on...

Acting Chief Technical Director in the Ministry of National Security, Mr. Vivian Brown, has emphasised Jamaica's commitment to national and regional border security. He said that this has been demonstrated by policy initiatives undertaken by the Ministry, such as consistent performance in drug seizures and nearly 8,500 arrests made in 2009 for drug related offences, which was a 20 per...

The Police Service Commission has confirmed the appointment of Owen Lloyd Ellington as the Commissioner of Police, with effect from April 5. Mr. Ellington was chosen at the conclusion of a recruitment process to select a Commissioner of Police to replace Rear Admiral Hardley Lewin who resigned last November. Mr. Ellington, who had been acting as Commissioner since, is married...