The Public is being reminded that in order to minimise traffic congestions, the following changes and road closures will be in place effective Tuesday, March 18 to Saturday, March 23, to facilitate the smooth staging of the Inter-Secondary Schools Association (ISSA) Boys’ and Girls’ Championship at the National Stadium. BEFORE THE EVENT -Effective Tuesday, March 19, 2024 to Thursday, March...

The Government is working out arrangements that will enable Jamaica to legally receive just under 50 orphans from Haiti for care by local charity organisation Mustard Seed Communities, in light of ongoing unrest in the neighbouring country. Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, provided an update on the matter during Wednesday’s (March 13)...

Deputy Commissioner, Dr. Kevin Blake, is the new Commissioner of Police. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, made the announcement during Wednesday’s (March 13) post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House. Dr. Blake will replace outgoing Commissioner, Major General Antony Anderson. He will assume the post on March 19, 2024. Dr. Chang informed that all...

Persons are being urged to refrain from making reference to members of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) as a measure for scolding deviant children. This urging comes from Commanding Officer for the St. James Police Division, Senior Superintendent Vernon Ellis. “Don’t see a child [misbehaving] and point to the police and tell the child ‘Oh, I am going to set...

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, says Jamaica has agreed to accommodate orphans from Haiti as the social conditions in the French-speaking country, particularly in the capital, Port-au-Prince, continue to deteriorate. “At this point, we will agree to take a number of people legitimately, namely the orphans in an orphanage that was isolated and...

The National Security Ministry is looking to expand the national closed-circuit television (CCTV) surveillance programme ‘JamaicaEye’. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, made the disclosure at the Standing Finance Committee meeting at Gordon House on Thursday (March 7). JamaicaEye falls under Plan Secure Jamaica, which is geared towards creating a safe, secure, cohesive and just society, thereby providing an environment...

The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) Communication Forensics and Cybercrime Division (CFCD) continues to play a crucial role in combatting criminals who exploit digital platforms for their illicit activities. Communications Officer for the CFCD, Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Maurice Goode, says the impact of the Division’s engagements is evident in statistics for the period 2016 to 2023, during which more...