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In an effort to provide its services to more Jamaicans, the Passport, Immigration and Citizenship Agency (PICA), plans to visit more communities with its mobile unit. Speaking in an interview with JIS News on Wednesday (October 7), Customer Service Manager at PICA, Stephanie Gordon, said that there is an overwhelming demand from citizens for the services of the agency. "We...

Minister of Education, Hon Andrew Holness, has implored newly appointed Deans of Discipline to ensure they are not seen as "enforcers with a belt", but that they develop a sustainable framework for maintaining discipline in schools. "Any behaviour management strategy that relies on fear is usually very short term. It doesn't change behaviour, all it does is it controls behaviour,"...

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of National Security, Major Richard Reese, has said that a two-day seminar on organised crime in Jamaica, which ended Wednesday (October 7), will enhance local capabilities and strategies in combating the problem. "On behalf of the Ministry of National Security, I would like to signal our deep appreciation for this assistance programme, and we will...

Minister of National Security, Senator the Hon. Dwight Nelson is to undergo further tests today to determine the cause of severe abdominal pains he started having last night. Minister Nelson was taken to hospital by his personal physician, Dr. Denise Eldemire-Shearer after he complained of the pains. The Minister remains in high spirits.

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...