At-risk youth engaged in the European Union (EU)-funded BRIDGE Project are being exposed to art as a channel to prevent violence. The Project is intended to prevent youth crime and violence by targeting at-risk youngsters, aged 15 to 29, in specific communities. Executive Director of the MultiCare Youth Foundation, the non-governmental organisation (NGO) implementing the project, Alicia Glasgow Gentles, told...

The Minister of National Security and Deputy Prime Minister, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, is urging motorcyclists to wear helmets, to minimise serious injuries and death from crashes. He said the Island Traffic Authority (ITA) has indicated that for crashes involving motorcycles, 80 per cent of the riders were without helmets and usually sustain fatal or severe head injuries. “The country...

The MultiCare Youth Foundation (MYF) is actively working with the Department of Corrections (DCS) to provide reintegration opportunities for young persons, through the European Union (EU)-funded BRIDGE project. These young persons are individuals who are within the correctional system or have had trouble with the law. Executive Director of the MYF, Alicia Glasgow Gentles, told JIS News that the DCS...

The Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA) is crediting its relationship with the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) for swift investigations of viral child-abuse videos. There have been several videos circulating on social media in recent times showing children being abused. Director of Children and Family Programmes at the CPFSA, Dr. Warren Thompson, told JIS News that they share the...

The Government is committed to a social investment framework that focuses on identifying and tackling the root causes of the anti-social behaviours that form the basis for many violent engagements and criminal activity. Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, gave the declaration as he delivered the keynote address at the International Social Care Services Social Work Conference on...

Newly installed Commissioner of Police, Dr. Kevin Blake, says he stands ready to partner with stakeholders, chief of which are citizens of Jamaica, in the interest of national security. The Commissioner was speaking at a Change of Command ceremony, held at the Office of the Police Commissioner in St. Andrew, on March 18. “If we say we want to slay...

New Commissioner of Police, Dr. Kevin Blake, who was officially installed on Monday (March 18), has pledged to continue the work to improve the efficiency of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), and win the hearts and minds of Jamaicans. He said the Force will not fail in its duty to serve and protect the lawful majority. In a Change of...