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The Ministry of Education, frustrated with the increased incidents of violence in schools, has partnered with Peace and Love in Society (PALS) to implement a five-year behaviour modification programme, aimed at reducing anti-social and disruptive behaviours. The Ministry will provide $7 million for the first phase of the project, which will run from May to December, and will involve 90...

Prime Minister the Hon. Bruce Golding has revealed that he has consulted with Opposition Leader the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, on the constitutional amendment required to effect a merger of the Police Service Commission and the Police Civilian Oversight Authority. The proposed merger is a recommendation of the Strategic Review of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF). "It is an...

Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security Senator the Hon. Arthur Williams, has been transferred to the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service. Mr. Williams will be assigned special duties in the Public Service Division of the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service. He will have day-to-day responsibilities for matters affecting public sector workers under the...

Cabinet has approved a 15 per cent increase in the cost of a contract for the provision of security services at the Half-Way-Tree Transportation Centre. The original contract sum of $52,784,190 was awarded by the Port Authority of Jamaica to Protection and Security Limited and covered the three-year period 2008 to 2011. Speaking at a post-Cabinet press briefing on April...

Imagine a seven-year old child, being raped, traumatised and robbed of his or her innocence. The physical wounds may heal overtime but, undoubtedly, the confusion, the loss of self esteem and other psychologically related wounds linger for a protracted period. But, even more traumatic for many of these child victims is the investigation process. Under the best of circumstances an...

Registration for birth certificates is one of the major focusses of the opportunity fair being hosted by the Citizens' Security and Justice Programme (CSJP) in several inner city communities between April 24 and May 22. In an interview with JIS News, Community Action Officer with the Programme, Marcia Flynn outlined that, "The objectives of the opportunity fair are to legitimise...

State Minister for National Security, Senator Arthur Williams, has called for partnerships among stakeholders in the corrective service to ensure that the inmate rehabilitation programme does not suffer as a result of macroeconomic imperatives. Noting the "serious cuts" in this year's budgetary allocations, Senator Williams warned that "all aspects of the correctional process are going to be affected", and underscored...

Minister of National Security, Senator the Hon.Dwight Nelson, has said that the Government remains committed to efforts to eradicate violence in all forms against women, including sexual violence. "The Government will continue and is prepared to strengthen and enhance our input and assistance for the programmes in protection of women," he stated. Senator Nelson, who was speaking at a 'Sexual...

The Government is pumping resources into efforts to strengthen the police's forensic investigation capabilities as the country attempts to find a solution to the spiralling crime problem. The aim is to improve the police's ability to gather and provide scientific evidence, which can be presented in a court, to increase apprehensions. The move comes from a 2006 review, which recommended...

The Negril Police Station, Westmoreland, will get a face-lift on Labour Day, Monday (May 25), as members of the Jamaica Ex-Police Association, Florida Chapter, continue their annual refurbishing project in Jamaica. Twenty volunteers of the Chapter will team up with members of the local Chapter to assist in the annual all-day exercise, which includes painting, plumbing, masonry, carpentry and installation...

The Canadian Government has pledged C$18 million (J$1.2 billion) to Jamaica's Justice Undertakings for Social Transformation (JUST) Programme, which was formally launched at Jamaica House today (April 21). Prime Minister the Hon. Bruce Golding, and his Canadian counterpart, the Rt. Hon. Stephen Harper, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), which will see the funds being channelled into Jamaica's justice system...

Assistant Commissioner of Police, Novelette Grant, is seeking the help of the media and other influential groups to build police-citizen rapport and dispel the perception that most members of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) are corrupt. She said the perception that the Police are corrupt is being fuelled by the media and other sources, rather than personal experiences of corruption...