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Children's Advocate, Mary Clarke, has emphasised that the marked increase in reports of child abuse to the Office of the Children's Registry (OCR), does not translate to increased incidents of child abuse in Jamaica. Mrs. Clarke was responding to international media reports of an increase in the incidence of child abuse in Jamaica. Speaking with JIS News, she explained that...

In 2008, approximately 50 per cent of persons featured on the Police most wanted list were captured and charged. This was revealed by Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) in charge of crime, Mark Shields, at a press conference, held at the Ministry of National Security, in Kingston, on January 27. "About 50 per cent of those who have been listed...

Minister of National Security, Senator Colonel Trevor MacMillan, is reporting that the crime situation in the Tredegar Park and Gravel Heights communities, in St. Catherine, has calmed down dramatically. Speaking at a press briefing on January 27, at the Ministry of National Security, in Kingston, the Minister said that the police have identified a person of interest, who is suspected...

The Government is putting measures in place for the implementation of a security vetting policy, which will apply to certain sensitive posts within the public service. The move is part of efforts to reduce and eliminate corruption and enhance accountability in Government. Addressing a special consultation organised by the Customs Department today (Jan. 27) at the Mona Visitors' Lodge in...

The Counter Narcotics and Major Crimes Task Force (Operation Kingfish) toll free hotline (811), last year received 1,306 actionable calls, with operational value. According to Minister of National Security, Senator Colonel Trevor MacMillan, this demonstrates the public's confidence in this avenue of relaying information to the police. Making his contribution to the State of the Nation Debate in the Senate...

Minister of National Security, Senator Col. Trevor MacMillan, has informed that the construction of a number of police stations is advanced, including the Bath Police Station in St. Thomas, which is almost complete. "We are awaiting Cabinet approval on the construction of Point Hill and Alexandria Police Stations. Bids for the construction of the Lacovia Police Station have been evaluated...

Minister of National Security, Senator Colonel Trevor MacMillan has expressed the view that the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), must adhere to its core business of enforcing law and order. "Simultaneously, the modernisation programme, developed on the basis of some 124 recommendations of the recently concluded strategic review of the JCF, will be systematically implemented. One of the most important recommendations...

Minister of National Security, Senator Colonel Trevor MacMillan has said that the most urgent priority in the comprehensive programme of reform is to expand the administrative, operational and technological capacity of the security forces. "This is the first order of business if we are to develop the capacity to enforce the law, reduce violent crime, restore public order and sustain...

Minister of Tourism, Edmund Bartlett, has said that the Ministry was determined to stamp out harassment and other unsavoury activities, which threaten the tourism sector. According to the Minister, the industry has grown over the years, with unprecedented levels of investment in hotel construction and the development of attractions, which have brought record numbers of visitors to the island. With...

Minister of National Security, Senator Colonel Trevor MacMillan, has said that there has been a 10 per cent decline in murders for the first 18 days of 2009, compared to the corresponding period last year. "This trend follows the decline in the murder figures for November and December 2008," he told the Senate yesterday (Jan. 23), noting that carnal abuse...

The Office of the Children's Registry (OCR) is reporting a significant increase in the number of child abuse and endangerment reports made to the agency last year. Registrar of the OCR, Carla Edie told JIS News that between January and December 2008, the agency received 3,784 reports, which was 3, 359 more than the 425 complaints received over the same...

Chairman of the Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica's (PSOJ) National Security Committee, Peter John Thwaites, has welcomed the implementation of the 1800-CORRUPT toll free line. "The private sector's view on the anti-corruption toll free line is that anything that can stamp out, reduce and get rid of it (corruption) completely is a wonderful thing," he said in a recent interview...