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The Government has been staging public education campaigns to heighten awareness of the dangers of human trafficking, Justice Minister and Attorney General, Senator the Hon. Dorothy Lightbourne Q.C., has disclosed. She was speaking at the opening of a two-day workshop on the theme: "Human Trafficking: A legal, medical/healthcare, economic and social dilemma", hosted by the Ministry of Health at the...

If not for the signature khaki suits, high concrete walls and fences, it would be hard to tell you are at a correctional facility, when faced with a bustling farm where fresh produce are cultivated, livestock reared and other economic activities carried out by some of Jamaica's incarcerated. This is the case at the Tamarind Farm Adult Correctional Centre, St....

Eight suspected cases of human trafficking have been successfully investigated by the police and brought before the courts over the past two years, yielding two convictions, Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Senator Dorothy Lightbourne, Q.C., has disclosed. Human trafficking is defined as the practice of humans being tricked, lured, coerced or otherwise removed from their home or country, and...

Minister of National Security, Senator Dwight Nelson, has stated that the Ministry will continue to work assiduously to tackle crime prevention and community safety in Jamaica. "We are working on a set of objectives to guide community safety and social interventions, aimed at reducing and preventing crime and violence, with a particular focus on our youths," Senator Nelson said. He...

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of National Security, Major Richard Reece, has urged the most recent graduates of the Jamaica Police Academy to strive to erase the perception of corruption which hangs over the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF). Major Reece's message was delivered by Head of the Corporate Services Directorate of the Ministry of National Security, Angela Buchanan, at the...

Minister of National Security, Senator Dwight Nelson, is calling for a less adversarial approach to industrial relations in Jamaica. "Mark you, the need for fight still exists and will always exist, because you will always have this difference between price and cost, but we have to move away from the adversarial relationship," he said to a group of students at...

The Police have asked the Government to put in place measures that will allow for cellular calls to be traced as part of strategies to fight crime, Prime Minister, the Hon. Bruce Golding has said. "The Police have complained about the effect of cell phone usage in facilitating crime. The cell phone is a wonderful thing. It has brought magic...

A cohort of 20 participants from the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) and the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) graduated from a maritime training interdiction course on Friday (February 12). The course is aimed at improving the island's capacity to deal with transnational organised crimes, which threaten maritime space. It lasted for three weeks, was designed for junior officers, enlisted maritime boarding...

Quick action on the part of the Trelawny Fire Brigade resulted in property savings of over $107.8 million for the month of January in the parish. According to Assistant Superintendent in the Jamaica Fire Brigade, Trelawny Division, Everton Houston, the figure resulted from approximately 15 fires which occurred in the parish over the period. He made the disclosure while tabling...

Human rights group, Jamaicans for Justice (JFJ), says it is "very pleased" with the continuous attempts to weed out corruption within the Jamaican police force. JFJ was reacting to news that a senior policeman was detained and questioned at the Lucea Police Station, Hanover, on Thursday (February 11) in connection with a major motor vehicle racket where, it is alleged...

Persons, who damage national monuments and heritage sites, could soon be slapped with stiffer penalties. The Jamaica National Heritage Trust (JNHT) is in the process of revising the Jamaica National Heritage Act, which governs the protection of the island's heritage, to, among other things, adjust the outdated fines prescribed for breaches. Legal Officer of the JNHT, Ms. Lisa Grant said...

Prime Minister, Hon. Bruce Golding, says that cyber crime has become a serious problem in Jamaica, which has to be addressed. "We are particularly familiar with the lotto scam in Montego Bay. It is not just the crime and the fraud that is committed, it is the murder to which it gives rise," Mr. Golding stated as he piloted the...