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Prime Minister the Hon. Bruce Golding has taken temporary responsibility for the Ministry of National Security, following Tuesday night's hospitalisation of the Minister, Senator the Hon. Dwight Nelson. At a post cabinet press briefing Wednesday morning (October 7), it was confirmed that Senator Nelson had been hospitalised Tuesday night, following complaints of severe abdominal pains. Minister with responsibility for Information,...

The St. Ann Division of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) continues to reach out to the residents of the parish through its community safety and security initiative. On Friday, October 2, the St. Ann's Bay police, along with a team from the St. Ann branch of the Social Development Commission (SDC,) rebuilt the home of Eda Bent, an elderly resident...

Police Commissioner, Rear Admiral Hardley Lewin, has said that efforts are being made to change the face of policing in Jamaica, to one where there is greater respect and partnership between the police and citizens. "Where the police force is concerned we are working very hard to change the whole face of policing. We have not been placed over the...

The Government has made available an additional $234 million to purchase motor vehicles and boats for the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF). The sum was included as capital expenditure in the First Supplementary Estimates 2009/10, which were tabled in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (September 22), by the Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon Audley Shaw. National Security...

As further evidence of its determination to reduce police corruption, the Government has granted $500 million to the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) Anti Corruption Branch's recurrent budget, in the First Supplementary Estimates 2009/10. According to the Estimates, tabled in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (September 22) by Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Audley Shaw, the sum...

Minister of National Security, Senator the Hon. Dwight Nelson, yesterday (Sept. 24) assured residents of Westmoreland that actions were being taken to address crime in the parish, which has increased by 24 per cent between January and September over the similar period last year. He said that the capital town of Savanna-la-Mar was leading the crime statistics, followed by Little...

The House of Representatives on September 15, suspended debate on the Child Pornography Bill, to allow for further amendments, which members pointed out were necessary in making the legislation clear and effective. Some of the issues include the protection of children's identities, and clearer provisions as to what constitutes a just defence if an individual comes across or sees unsolicited...

Minister of National Security, Hon. Dwight Nelson, has said that the Government is addressing the deficiency in numbers within the police force in order to have a better grip on crime fighting. Addressing a Jamaica Chamber of Commerce (JCC) Board of Directors meeting held Tuesday (Sept. 15) at the organisation's downtown Kingston office, Minister Nelson informed that the Jamaica Constabulary...

Minister of National Security, Hon. Dwight Nelson, has said that the Government's Safe School Programme has been successful in the schools in which it has been tested. He said that, based on this success, he will be signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Ministry of Education to expand it to other institutions. "I will be signing an MoU...

Head of the Bank of Jamaica's (BoJ) Currency Department, Mr. Norbert Bryan, says the new $5,000 note, to be issued on September 24, will prove challenging to be counterfeited, given the design of its security features. Speaking with JIS News, Mr. Bryan said the printers and consultants had undertaken "a lot of research and development" in designing the note, adding...

Cabinet has approved amendments to the cyber crimes legislation to provide for sanctions against persons, who use electronic data to commit criminal acts. The Bill has been drafted in response to the various crimes, largely attributed to the use of computer technology and the electronic environment of the Internet, Minister with Responsibility for Information and Telecommunications, Hon. Daryl Vaz, told...

Minister of National Security, Senator the Hon. Dwight Nelson, has assured residents of St. Mary that his Ministry will deal with a shortage of police in the parish to handle an increase in crimes in some areas. Senator Nelson, who was responding to questions from residents of Enfield, who spoke of being "terrified" by an increase in gang-related shootings in...