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Minister of National Security, Senator the Hon. Dwight Nelson today (May 27), toured a number of troubled communities in St. James and the police stations which serve these areas. The Minister, who was accompanied by a team from the Ministry and senior police officers from Area One, toured the communities of Granville, Mount Salem, Rose Heights, Canterbury and Flankers, and...

Prime Minister Bruce Golding, today (May 28), presented a motorised wheelchair to Sergeant Cecil Smythe, during a ceremony at the City Centre Police Station, in downtown Kingston. The wheelchair will assist the committed policeman, who was made physically challenged some 22 years ago after being accidentally shot by a colleague while on duty, to move around more comfortably while carrying...

Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) in charge of Serious and Organised Crime, Les Green, has said that the improved forensic capability of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), including the use of a fingerprint system, is helping to apprehend offenders. "The fingerprint system has identified one person, who has committed 30 offences around Kingston and St. Andrew. That person has now...

Minister of National Security Senator the Hon. Dwight Nelson has lauded the bravery and courage of Constable Marlon Samms even as he expressed sorrow at the death of the policeman. The Constable who was attached to the Linstead Police Station, died at the Kingston Public Hospital after he was shot by gunmen, when he and a colleague attempted to foil...

Minister of National Security, Senator the Hon. Dwight Nelson, has conveyed his expressions of sorrow and grief at the tragedy at the Armadale Juvenile Centre in Alexandria, St. Ann, which claimed the lives of five wards of the state and left thirteen others nursing injuries. The Minister, who along with Police Commissioner, Rear Admiral Hardley Lewin, and the Ministry's Chief...

With a surge in the number of reports being made to the Office of the Children's Registry, the agency is moving to increase its efficiency in tracking data related to child abuse, by introducing a case management system and engaging the services of statisticians. Registrar at the Office of the Children's Advocate, Carla Edie, in an interview with JIS News...

The Ministry of Health is urging members of the public to take the necessary precautions to protect themselves from any possible Influenza infection especially as they go to functions and other public gatherings over the holiday weekend. Persons are being reminded to observe good hygiene practices to ensure that they are not infected with any form of the influenza virus....

Minister of National Security, Senator the Hon. Dwight Nelson, has promised a more aggressive approach to removing criminal "dons" and their armed gangs from communities. Senator Nelson said that he will be pursuing more aggressive use of the provisions of the Proceeds of Crime Act to separate both "dons and donettes" from their " ill-gotten wealth", as well as a...

Six Canadian visitors, whose vehicle was hit by gunshots along the Spanish Town Road Thursday evening, have been safely returned to their hotel in Montego Bay. Following interviews by the police and meetings with the Ministry of Tourism and the Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB), the Canadians stopped at Jamaica House for a brief meeting with Prime Minister the Hon. Bruce...

Head of the Debt Management Unit in the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, Pamella McLaren, has urged United Kingdom-based Jamaicans to invest in Government of Jamaica (GoJ) securities. Mrs. McLaren was speaking at the Jamaica National Building Society's (JNBS) Outlook for the Future forum on the Jamaican Economy in Birmingham and London over the weekend. She told the...

A US$2.65 million (approximately J$230 million) grant contract has been signed between the Government of Jamaica and the Embassy of Japan, to reduce the incidence of crime and violence in high-risk and vulnerable inner city communities. The money was provided as part of the embassy's programme, the Japan Social Development Fund Grant which, among other things, supports initiatives for developing...

Minister of National Security Senator the Hon. Dwight Nelson, has praised the work of the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) in defending the country against all threats, assuring that the army will continue to play a pivotal role in the nation's security. "You have been commendable in carrying out responsibilities in many areas. No commendation can be too great for the...