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Head of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) Social Media Team, Woman Sergeant Kayla Keane.
Head of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) Social Media Team, Woman Sergeant Kayla Keane.

Police Urge Safeguards for Children Allowed to Travel Alone

Parents are being encouraged to be vigilant and cautious when they allow their children to travel alone. This is specifically in relation to their commuting on public transportation to and from school and walking in their communities, according to the...
Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (centre), tours sections of Paradise, Norwood and Glendevon in Montego Bay, St. James, on August 23.  
Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (centre), tours sections of Paradise, Norwood and Glendevon in Montego Bay, St. James, on August 23.  

Persons in Settlements Being Assisted to Become Regularised
Rear view of child carrying backpack going home from school.
Rear view of child carrying backpack going home from school.

JCF Calls on Public to Look Out for Children Travelling Alone
Manager of the JCF’s Call Centre, Tania Ricketts, indicates that within a one-minute period, the police receive at least five prank calls.
Manager of the JCF’s Call Centre, Tania Ricketts, indicates that within a one-minute period, the police receive at least five prank calls.

JCF Implores Persons Not to Make Prank Calls
Head of the Anti-Trafficking in Persons Unit, Counter Terrorism and Organized Crime Investigations Branch, Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), Woman Detective Inspector Kimesha Gordon.
Head of the Anti-Trafficking in Persons Unit, Counter Terrorism and Organized Crime Investigations Branch, Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), Woman Detective Inspector Kimesha Gordon.

Police Urge Human Trafficking Safeguards for Children

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Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, addressing an emergency press conference held on Monday (August 12) at the Office of the Prime Minister.
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Surveillance Cameras to Be Installed in Correctional Facilities

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, says surveillance cameras are to be installed in correctional facilities. He made the disclosure during an emergency press briefing at the Office of the Prime Minister on Monday (August 12). “We have just concluded a contract to introduce a camera system, a more extensive system, in the correctional...
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Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, addresses an emergency press conference, held today (August 12) at the Office of the Prime Minister in Kingston.
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Curfews in Central and Southern Clarendon and Southern and Northern St. Catherine

Extensive areas of curfews have been imposed across Central and Southern Clarendon, as well as Southern and Northern St. Catherine where gangs collaborate. This follows the fatal shooting of eight persons and the injuring of nine in Cherry Tree Lane, Clarendon, on August 11. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, gave details during a...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addressing an emergency press conference on Monday (August 12) at the Office of the Prime Minister.
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Prime Minister Condemns Gun Attack on Cherry Tree Lane in Clarendon

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has declared a “firm resolve” that persons who were in any way involved in Sunday’s (August 11) gun attack on Cherry Tree Lane in Clarendon “will be brought to justice”. Some eight persons were shot and killed and nine injured during the incident. Speaking during an emergency press conference at the Office of...
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Commissioner of Police, Dr. Kevin Blake addresses the recent handover of 40 new vehicles to the police, valued over $313 million, held recently at the Office of the Commissioner of Police, in St. Andrew.
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JCF Reports Drop In Road Fatalities

KINGSTON, Aug. 4 (JIS):  The Jamaica Constabulary Force is reporting a decrease in the number of road fatalities across the island.  Commissioner of Police, Dr. Kevin Blake explained that in March 2024, there was an increase in road fatalities, where the country recorded 38 deaths, which represented a 27 per cent increase, compared to March 2023.  He said this demanded...
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