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An additional 700 police personnel will be deployed to various locations across the island as the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) institutes measures to ensure the safety of citizens during the busy Christmas season. "The JCF is giving the public the assurance that all available police men and women will be on the streets during this Christmas period," said Acting Deputy...

As of January 1, wreckers that are approved to tow vehicles on behalf of the police will bear official identifying stickers. Acting Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) in charge of Operations, Glenmore Hinds, addressing a press briefing at the Commissioner's Office on Old Hope Road today (December 9), informed that the stickers will bear the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) logo...

The Four Paths Police Youth Club (FPPYC) was recently restructured and re-launched following a period of inactivity. Club member, Kimesha Small, informed that the restructuring process, which was spearheaded by Constable Fredi Ferguson, was to increase the level and range of services to meet the needs of the young people of the community. The club, she said, "is now functionally...

Acting head of the Manchester Police Division, Superintendent Howard Francis, has said the police will be deploying all the resources at its disposal to quell criminal activities in the parish. "Recently we have received new equipment and motor vehicles, these we have used to retrofit our police stations, so that they can respond to the needs of the parish. During...

Acting Commissioner of Police, Owen Ellington, is seeking public support for his efforts to root out corrupt members of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF). "I am pleading with members of the public to assist us in rooting out these individuals from among the ranks of force," the Acting Commissioner told a press briefing at his office, Old Hope Road, Kingston,...

The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) has taken advantage of a unique opportunity to build trust among inner-city youths, by offering internships to several young people from Parade Gardens (Tel Aviv and South Side) in downtown Kingston. The internship programme is a part of the Inter-American Development Bank-funded Kingston Urban Renewal Project (KURP), managed by the Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC)....

The 119 emergency number serves as a means through which persons with genuine emergencies can receive urgent assistance. However, the emergency line is being plagued by persons abusing the system through prank calls and other general enquires that are not considered dire. In an interview with JIS News, Superintendent with responsibility for Police Control and Emergency, Kenneth Wade, informs that...

Six municipal police officers of the Manchester Parish Council were on Tuesday (Nov. 24), sworn in as District Constables (DC) to support the work of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) at the community level. The newly appointed DCs, comprising five males and one female, took the oath of office during a ceremony held in the Parish Council chambers in Mandeville,...

Chief Technical Director in the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Dr. Marc Panton, has declared that an aggressive campaign is to be conducted against praedial thieves, with the Ministry leading the charge. "The value of praedial larceny last year was $5 billion or 6 per cent of the entire agricultural industry," he said, assuring that the Ministry was working assiduously...

Minister of National Security, Senator the Hon. Dwight Nelson, has said that a number of new crime-fighting initiatives are to be introduced in Manchester, immediately. "We are going to be putting in place, with immediate effect, strategies to ensure that you enjoy the rest of the year without worry, and it will continue until Manchester is brought back from the...

A sergeant of police from the St. Catherine South Police Division was arrested on Wednesday last (November 25, 2009) for alleged breaches of the Corruption Prevention Act. The policeman was arrested following a sting operation carried out by the Anti-Corruption Branch (ACB) of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF). It is alleged that on January 29, 2009, the Sergeant of Police...

A praedial larceny co-ordinator is to be appointed within the next four weeks, Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Dr. Christopher Tufton, announced Wednesday (November 26). He said that it will be a joint endeavour between his Ministry and the Ministry of National Security, where the co-ordinator will be stationed. The co-ordinator will be supervised by a body comprising representatives...