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As Government continues to implement measures to curb crime and violence, a new firearm-licensing regime is to be introduced, which will involve the use of technology to improve the management of the licensing process as well as the national firearms inventory. In addition, an independent central authority will be established to exercise more stringent control over the issuing and renewal...

Minister of Local Government, Community Development and Sport, Portia Simpson Miller has said that the Government's expenditure on national security could be drastically decreased if communities across Jamaica were better organized and mobilized. Expanding on her point, Minister Simpson Miller said that if people in the communities developed an appreciation of the importance of "community spirit" and learned to understand...

Repair and maintenance work on the cells at the police divisional headquarters in Lucea, Hanover should begin within the next two weeks. Special attention will also be given to the mobility of the police in the parish, particularly to patrol the North Coast Highway. Minister of National Security, Dr. Peter Phillips, made the announcements on February 27, following a tour...

Community policing, in which citizens and the police unite to combat criminal activities, is the way forward if the country is to become a safer and more peaceful place for people to live. This was the view expressed by new Commanding Officer for St. James, Senior Superintendent Paul Ferguson, when he met with police support groups from across the parish...

The Ministry of National Security officially opened the new National Stadium Police Station on Wednesday (Jan. 28) at Independence Park in Kingston. Deputy Commissioner of Police, Tilford Johnson who spoke at the event said the modern and spacious accommodations would enable easier access for members of the community, which the station served. "The police station is a unique one in...

The Hanover Police have embarked on a number of initiatives to minimise crime in the parish including the introduction of a 'Big Brother, Big Sister programme' for youngsters aged six to 16 years. Superintendent of police in charge of the Hanover Division, Lynett Williams-Martin, told JIS News that, "the objective of the Big Brother, Big Sister project is to provide...

The Government of Jamaica totally rejects the so-called "conclusions and recommendations" contained in the document emanating from Amnesty International. This document purports to be a critique of the report of the Commission of Inquiry into the events which occurred in Western Kingston particularly between July 7 to 10, 2001.

Work has commenced to address some of the social needs of the four inner-city communities that have been targeted for improvement under the Government's anti-crime initiative. Allister Cooke, Social Intervention coordinator for the Anti-Crime Initiative, told JIS News that bathroom facilities had been installed in some 35 households in the communities of Denham Town, Hannah Town, Payne Avenue/McKoy Lane and...