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Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of National Security, Major Richard Reese, has affirmed the Government's support for the United Nations Security Council resolution, which requires all UN member states to criminalise the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction (WMD) and all related materials. The Resolution (UNSCR 1540), also requires UN member states to enact and enforce strict export controls, and...

The Ministry of National Security will be implementing its Jamaica Reducing Re-offending Action Plan (JRRAP) later this month, which aims to provide rehabilitative support for offenders and ex-offenders. Portfolio Minister, Senator the Hon. Dwight Nelson, in a message read by Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Major Richard Reese, at the inaugural Caribbean Probation Officers Conference on June 9 at the...

Minister of National Security, Senator the Hon. Dwight Nelson, has endorsed Community Corrections as a strategy to contain overcrowding in the penal facilities and reduce costs. "It is currently costing taxpayers approximately US$9,672(J$860,852) annually to maintain an inmate in custodial care," the Minister said in an address read by Permanent Secretary, Major Richard Reese, at the opening ceremony for the...

Commissioner of Police, Rear Admiral Hardley Lewin has stressed the need to restore nobility to the policing profession in Jamaica. "As police officers, we are a part of that noble profession, which can be one of the most rewarding occupations. We have a unique opportunity to touch the lives of those whom we serve and to significantly impact the quality...

Minister of National Security, Senator the Hon. Dwight Nelson, has called on Jamaica Police Academy graduates to help restore and maintain an acceptable image of the police force through their actions. "If you can, by your actions, impress upon those you serve, the purity of your intentions, your integrity and sense of fair play, you would have gone a far...

The crime fighting capabilities of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) have been boosted, through the acquisition of computers to generate facial composites of likely suspects. This was revealed by officer in the Video Identification Unit at the Central Police Station, downtown Kingston, Constable Verdaine Wright, in an interview with JIS News about the newly acquired Electronic Facial Identification Technique (E-FIT)...

Minister of National Security, Senator the Hon. Dwight Nelson, has said that he is seeking to form partnerships with various segments of the society in order to address the country's crime problem. "It is my intention to forge a new alliance between community and state, a new alliance between community and police and a new alliance between the community and...

Five months after the implementation of the Video Identification Parade System, the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) has reported that it is progressing smoothly. Speaking in an interview with JIS News Monday(June 1) at the Central Police Station in Kingston, Sergeant Roger Kelly of the Video Identification Unit, said that witnesses are much more comfortable attending video identification parades as opposed...

Hundreds of residents from western Jamaica participated in the Ministry of National Security's first National Consultation on Crime, held at the Montego Bay Civic Centre, in St. James on May 28, under the theme: 'Together we can stop it'. The consultation was led by the Minister of National Security, Senator the Hon. Dwight Nelson, accompanied by Permanent Secretary, Major Richard...

Chief of Defence Staff of the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF), Major General Stewart Saunders, has urged graduates of the Caribbean Junior Command and Staff Course, to recognise the immense value of working together in partnership. "The course has equipped you with the requisite knowledge to enable you to improve the systems and procedures of your present organisations, to understand the...

Minister of National Security, Senator Dwight Nelson, has said that Government is moving ahead with the establishment of a national registration system, as an effective tool in the fight against crime. Under the system, which was announced by Prime Minister, Bruce Golding in 2008, a unique number will be assigned to every Jamaicans from birth, around which the national identification...

Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Honourable Dr. Patrick Allen, has argued that the destiny of the nation and the quality of Jamaica's economic, social and spiritual future are integrally linked to the performance of the police force. "The choices we make today, how we treat the opportunities resting in our hands, will determine the quality of our economic, social and...