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The Automated Palm and Fingerprint Identification System (APFIS) of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) is to be upgraded. Minister of National Security, Senator the Hon. Dwight Nelson, today (September 3), signed a contract involving the Ministry and Sagem SA of France, for a US$990,000 (J$88 million) upgrade of the APFIS, at the Ministry of National Security in Kingston. The contract...

With the new academic year set to get underway on September 7, schools are being encouraged to adopt a zero tolerance approach to indiscipline and illegal activities. "We are saying to the parents, administrators and the teachers that whatever is illegal in society is also illegal within the schools and we expect that there should be no cover up to...

Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, has commended the Manchester business community for spearheading a crime fighting initiative in the parish. "The 'Closed to Crime' initiative is a bold step in the right direction. It will enable you to take back the streets of Manchester from those who are denying you the right to walk freely. With...

The Portmore Social Development Commission (SDC) is working to develop a community safety initiative for Newlands in Portmore, which will address gang warfare and high crime levels in the area. Governance co-ordinator with the Portmore SDC office, Lloyd Erskine, told JIS News that the organisation is collaborating with the police on the initiative. He said that a community work plan...

The Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) cameras recently installed in Mandeville, courtesy of the Manchester Chamber of Commerce, have enabled the police to significantly reduce crime in the parish. Giving an update on the initiative at the Chamber's fundraising at the Mandeville Hotel, Saturday (August 29), director Robert Cunningham said that data from the police show that the cameras have helped...

The new Bath Police Station in St. Thomas, constructed at a cost of $70 million, was officially opened Thursday (August 27), by Minister of National Security, Senator the Hon. Dwight Nelson. The opening of the station forms part of Government's efforts to equip and modernise the facilities of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF). The spacious 5,427 square feet station, which...

Hundreds of residents from the inner city community of "Russia" in Savanna-la-Mar, Westmoreland, and surrounding areas, turned up at the Hudson Street Early Childhood Centre Wednesday (August 26) to participate in an Opportunity Fair. The Fair, organised and sponsored by the Citizens Security and Justice Programme (CSJP) of the Ministry of National Security, featured a tent village in which several...

The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) is investigating the circumstances surrounding an attack on the Jamaican Consulate in Toronto, early Wednesday morning (August 26), which left minor damage. In a release Wednesday, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade stated that, according to official reports, at about 4 a.m., three persons threw two 'molotov cocktail' devices through a window...

The Jamaica Constabulary Force's (JCF) Organised Crime Investigation Division (OCID) and the Jamaica Intellectual Property Office (JIPO) have teamed to sensitise the public to the implications of breaching Jamaica's copyright laws. Details were unveiled at a joint media briefing hosted by both agencies, at the Police Officers Club, Hope Road, Kingston, on Tuesday (August 25). Head of the OCID, Superintendent...

Twenty seven District Constables graduated on Friday (August 14) from a 6-week training programme, conducted at the Jamaica Police Academy, Tranquility Bay Campus, St. Elizabeth. At the closing ceremony, Training Instructor, Constable Terrence Linton said the District Constables are integral to law enforcement, and as such a training programme had to be designed to adequately address the realisation. The course...

With approximately 3,000 persons being deported to Jamaica annually, coupled with the local offenders, there is absolutely no doubt that an effective rehabilitation system is needed. Thanks to the British Government, who committed 2.97 million pounds sterling to the initiative, Jamaica is on its way to achieving state-of-the-heart rehabilitation facilities and well trained individuals, through the Jamaica Reducing Re-offending Action...

Minister of Health, Hon. Rudyard Spencer, says a review of security arrangements at the Princess Margaret Hospital in St. Thomas, is being undertaken following the invasion of the facility by gunmen early Friday morning (July 31). The Minister visited the Hospital Friday, and met with staff and patients who were present during the incident, as well as the management of...