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Chief of Defence Staff of the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF), Major General Stewart Saunders, says the JDF is on its way to being a totally transformed and more capability driven force. Speaking recently at the 17th annual fund-raising banquet of the Toronto chapter of the Jamaica Ex-Soldiers Association (JESA), in Toronto, Canada, Mr. Saunders said that at the end of...

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of National Security, Major Richard Reese, has suggested that beneficiaries of the Ministry's Community Security Initiative (CSI) programme consider pooling their resources together and establishing enterprises, once they have completed the programme. Speaking with beneficiaries of the Ministry's social intervention programme, in the St. Catherine community of March Pen Road, at the Mona Baptist Church...

Prime Minister the Hon. Bruce Golding has indicated that the Government intends to speed up discussions with the Opposition on transforming the police force. Mr. Golding told the House of Representatives on Tuesday (November 3) that, while preliminary discussions have been held between the Government and the Opposition regarding more far-reaching measures to transform the police force, these discussions have...

Prime Minister the Hon. Bruce Golding paid tribute to the staff of the Department of Correctional Services (DCS) at their awards dinner on October 27 in Kingston. The Prime Minister said that it is a good thing to honour persons who had devoted their professional lives to critical areas of national life. "Large organisations tend to become faceless. We don't...

The Police Service Commission, (PSC) advises, that it has accepted the resignation of Rear Admiral Hardley Lewin as Commissioner of Police, with effect from Friday, 6th November, 2009. The PSC has also appointed Assistant Commissioner of Police Owen Ellington to act as Commissioner of Police, with effect from the 7th November, 2009. The PSC will invite applications to fill the...

A Jamaican-born policeman has been appointed to the second highest rank in Toronto's police force, in Canada. Mr. Peter Sloly, who hails from Kingston, Jamaica, recently became the second black person in the history of the Toronto Police Service (TPS) to be made its Deputy Chief. At 43 years old, he is also the youngest Deputy Chief ever in the...

An exhibition and trade fair showcasing items made by juvenile wards and adult inmates of correctional facilities across the island, opened on Thursday (Oct. 29) at the Devon House Heritage site in Kingston. The event, which will run until Sunday, November 1, forms part of activities being undertaken by the Department of Correctional Services (DCS) in observation of Correctional Services...

Constable Donohue Crossman of the Kingston Eastern Police Division is the 2009 LASCO/Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) Police Officer of the Year (POY). The top cop was chosen from nine national finalists after an extensive competition, which culminated with an awards ceremony held at the Hilton Kingston Hotel Wednesday (October 28). Constable Crossman, who has been a member of the JCF...

Prime Minister Bruce Golding paid tribute to the staff of the Department of Correctional Services (DCS) at their awards dinner on Tuesday (October 27) in Kingston. The Prime Minister said that it is a good thing to honour persons who had devoted their professional lives to critical areas of national life. "Large organizations tend to become faceless. We don't associate...

Prime Minister the Hon. Bruce Golding, paid tribute to the staff of the Department of Correctional Services (DCS) at their awards dinner on October 27 in Kingston. The Prime Minister said that it is a good thing to honour persons who had devoted their professional lives to critical areas of national life. "There are many people who.just want to spend...

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Karl Samuda, is planning a wide-ranging strategy to combat illegal activities plaguing the scrap metal industry. A release from the Ministry, on Tuesday (October 27), said that the announcement followed Mr. Samuda's meeting with Police Commissioner, Rear Admiral Hardley Lewin, on Tuesday (October 27). "The widespread theft of metals, including railway lines, bridges, telephone...

Commissioner of Corrections, Ms. June Spence Jarrett, has announced plans for the construction of another juvenile facility to house female offenders. She said that while funding for the project has not yet been finalised, the facility will meet international standards. "We are seeking to establish a female juvenile facility, which will be purpose-built. The facility that we have presently is...