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Minister of Education, Honourable Andrew Holness, has said he is satisfied that there was no breakdown in security at the Duhaney Park Primary School in St. Andrew, where a student went missing on Tuesday (October 13). Yesterday (October 14), members of the community demonstrated at the school, padlocking the gates and forcing classes to be suspended for the day, following...

The Manchester Chamber of Commerce is calling on residents to work within the law, in confronting criminal elements in their communities. The Chamber made the call after media reports surfaced Friday alleging that a number of licensed firearm holders and business operators, in the parish, had formed themselves into a group to go after a criminal ring targeting children and...

Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), Owen Ellington, has said that law enforcement agencies will have to employ new strategies and policy initiatives in order to effectively tackle organised crime in Jamaica. "If we (security forces) are going to be successful at dealing with group crimes, we are going to have to look at expanding conspiracy theories. We are going to...

Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) in Charge of the Community Safety and Security Branch of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), John McLean, has listed reinvigorating Neighbourhood Watch groups among the priorities being undertaken through the community policing initiative. Speaking to JIS News at a Think Tank Session, ACP McLean said that a reinvigorated Neighbourhood Watch programme, will encourage people to...

On the advice of a team of doctors at the University Hospital of the West Indies, Senator the Hon. Dwight Nelson, Minister of National Security, left the country early this morning for the United States of America, to seek medical treatment for an unusual vascular problem resulting from intestinal complications. Minister Nelson will have further consultations with doctors in the...

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...