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Public Order and Security Maintained During Tropical Storm Rafael

Police Superintendent, Michael Morris, says the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) has ensured public order and security during the passage of Tropical Storm Rafael. Speaking with JIS News at the National Emergency Operation Centre (NEOC) in Kingston on Tuesday (November 5),...
Director of the Safety and Security in Schools Unit at the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Richard Troupe, addresses the Aural, Read, Respond, Oral, Write (ARROW) Literacy Software Training opening ceremony on Wednesday (October 30), at Immaculate Conception High School in Kingston. It is provided under the UK/Jamaica Violence Prevention Partnership Programme (VPPP).
Director of the Safety and Security in Schools Unit at the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Richard Troupe, addresses the Aural, Read, Respond, Oral, Write (ARROW) Literacy Software Training opening ceremony on Wednesday (October 30), at Immaculate Conception High School in Kingston. It is provided under the UK/Jamaica Violence Prevention Partnership Programme (VPPP).

Students in Volatile Areas to Benefit from ARROW Programme
Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, speaks at yesterday’s (October 30) post-Cabinet press briefing, at Jamaica House.
Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, speaks at yesterday’s (October 30) post-Cabinet press briefing, at Jamaica House.

Major Crimes Down
Head of the Tower Street Adult Correctional Centre, Superintendent Ivan Randall, speaks at a recent JIS Think Tank.
Head of the Tower Street Adult Correctional Centre, Superintendent Ivan Randall, speaks at a recent JIS Think Tank.

Inmates Systematically Categorised to Assess Risk Levels
Director of Cyber Security, Symptai Consulting Limited, Rory Ebanks.
Director of Cyber Security, Symptai Consulting Limited, Rory Ebanks.

JIS Promotes Cybersecurity Practices to Safeguard Users from Online Threats

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Head of the Tower Street Adult Correctional Centre, Superintendent Ivan Randall, speaks at a recent JIS Think Tank.
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DCS Explains How Family Life is Accommodated in Rehabilitation Process

The Department of Correctional Services (DCS) has explained how ‘family life’ is accommodated in the island’s correctional facilities. The DCS has developed programmes that seek to mirror activities done normally in society, to aid the rehabilitation process of inmates. Speaking at a recent JIS Think Tank, Head of the Tower Street Adult Correctional Centre, Superintendent Ivan Randall, indicated that family...
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Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green, makes a statement to the House of Representatives on Tuesday (October 22).
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Agriculture Minister Reporting Improved Outcomes from Efforts to Combat Praedial Larceny

Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green, is reporting improvements in the response to praedial larceny since the start of the year. In a statement to the House of Representatives on Tuesday (October 22), Mr. Green said the Praedial Larceny Prevention Unit in the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) has been actively working to reduce agricultural produce crimes. “This...
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Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (third right), speaks with Commanding Officer for the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) Kingston Eastern Division, Superintendent Tomielee Chambers (fourth right), and other members of the security forces, during his visit to Pleasant Heights in Rockfort, Kingston, on Tuesday (October 22), in the aftermath of a mass shooting at a football match in the community on National Heroes Day, Monday, October 21. Among the officials accompanying Dr. Holness are Deputy Prime Minister and National Security Minister, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (second right), and Minister Without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation with Responsibility for Works, Hon. Robert Morgan (right).
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Prime Minister, National Security Minister Condemn Mass Shooting in Rockfort

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, and National Security Minister, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, have strongly condemned the killing of five men during a mass shooting at a football match in Pleasant Heights, Rockfort, Kingston, on National Heroes Day, Monday, October 21. Dr. Holness and Dr. Chang, who is also the Deputy Prime Minister, visited the community on...
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Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green, makes a statement to the House of Representatives on Tuesday (October 22).
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JCF Commences Recruitment of Agricultural Wardens to Combat Praedial Larceny

The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) has commenced recruitment of agricultural wardens to combat praedial larceny islandwide. This was disclosed by Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green, during a statement to the House of Representatives on Tuesday (October 22). The first recruitment drive was held on October 22 at Godfrey Stewart High School in Westmoreland and another is...
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