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Head of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) Public Safety and Traffic Enforcement Branch (PSTEB), Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Gary McKenzie.

Police Empowered to Ticket for Careless Driving

The public is being reminded that under the new Road Traffic Act, the police is empowered to ticket a motorist for careless driving. “Under the old Act, the police could not issue a ticket for careless driving; that has changed...

Minister of National Security and Deputy Prime Minister, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang.

Criminals Who Endanger the Lives of Students Will Be Dealt with Forcefully – Minister Chang

Permanent Secretary, Ministry of National Security, Ambassador Alison Stone Roofe (second left) and United Kingdom (UK) Development Representative for Jamaica, Oliver Blake (centre), display the signed Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for the six-year Violence Prevention Partnership between the Government of Jamaica and the UK, at the offices of the Ministry of National Security in Kingston. They are flanked by (from left), Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams; State Minister, Ministry of National Security, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn; and British High Commissioner to Jamaica, Her Excellency Judith Slater.

Inter-Ministerial School Support Strategy to Be Boosted

New Head of the St. Catherine-based Guanaboa Vale police station, in St. Catherine, Sergeant Navelette Davis-Leachman, addresses the station’s Social Action Day, on April 26.

Guanaboa Vale Police Seizing Motorcycles and Prosecuting Motorists

Sub-Officer in Charge of the JamaicaEye St. Catherine Monitor Centre, Corporal Johnoy Forrest, speaks during the Guanaboa Vale Police Social Action Day event in St. Catherine on Friday (April 26).

JamaicaEye Aids Police in Denting Motor Vehicle Thefts in Spanish Town

2 years ago National Security

FLA Looking to Align its Operations in Accordance with New Legislation

The Firearm Licensing Authority (FLA) will be looking, over the medium term, to align its operations in accordance with the Firearms (Prohibition, Restriction and Regulation) Act, 2022. This is to inform the public and stakeholders of its new role, as well as modernise its record-keeping process and improve its cyber resilience under the new legislation, which replaced the Firearm Act...

2 years ago National SecurityPress Release

Defence Board Promotes Chief of Defence Staff and Other Senior Officers

Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Rear Admiral Antonette Wemyss Gorman, has been promoted to Vice Admiral (Lieutenant General) and three Colonels have been promoted to Brigadier, effective May 10 2024, following approval from the Defence Board. Rear Admiral Wemyss Gorman was appointed CDS on January 21 2022. Her career spans 32 years at various command levels. As CDS, she has...

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, addresses the Realtors Association of Jamaica’s International Real Estate Conference and Homeowners’ Expo 2024 at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in Rose Hall, St. James, on Friday, April 19.

2 years ago National Security

Gov’t Committed to Ensuring Safe Environment for Real Estate Investments – Dr. Chang

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, has reiterated the Government's commitment to strengthening security measures to foster a conducive environment for real estate investments in Jamaica. “I want real estate to be done in a safe environment. Your investment in real estate must remain valuable and increase value,” he said. Dr. Chang was addressing...

Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with oversight for Skills and Digital Transformation, Senator the Hon. Dr. Dana Morris Dixon (centre), and Organization of American States (OAS) Country Representative, Jeanelle Van Glaanen Weygel (fifth right), share a moment with top awardees in ‘SheSecures Jamaica’ National Cybersecurity Competition held on April 18 at Jamaica House.

2 years ago Foreign AffairsNational Security

JDF Cops Inaugural All-Female Cybersecurity Competition

The Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) has emerged the overall winner of the inaugural ‘SheSecures Jamaica’ National Cybersecurity Competition. The all-female team attained maximum points of 325 after successfully completing all eight challenges in areas such as Artificial Intelligence, Cryptography, Web Hacking and Forensic Analysis. Teams from the Major Organised Crime and Anti-Corruption Agency (MOCA) copped second and third places, while...

Twelve new motor vehicles valued at approximately $97.5 million, have been commissioned into service to enhance the service delivery of the Department of Correctional Services (DCS). The ceremony held on April 19 at the Tower Street Adult Correctional Centre in Kingston.

2 years ago National Security

Department of Correctional Services Gets 12 New Vehicles

Twelve new motor vehicles valued at $97.5 million have been commissioned into service, at the Department of Correctional Services (DCS). The new vehicles include four Nissan Frontier pickup trucks, four Nissan panel vans, two Foton buses, one Hyundai SUV, and one Foton flatbed truck, bringing the total number of vehicles in the DCS’ fleet to 119. Speaking at the commissioning...

Head of the Jamaica Constabulary Force Public Safety and Traffic Enforcement Branch (PSTEB), Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Gary McKenzie.

2 years ago National Security

Drivers Urged to Observe and Stop at Pedestrian Crossings

The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) is urging the motoring public to follow the rules of the Road Traffic Act, as it regards to pedestrian crossings. Head of the Public Safety and Traffic Enforcement Branch (PSTEB), Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Gary McKenzie explained that the Police continue to have challenges with motorists and pedestrian crossings. “The offence is failing to...

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (second left), converses with Gerald McDermott (third left), the only male from the Bureau of Gender Affairs (BGA) who, along with 16 women, participated in an investigative training course at the National Police College of Jamaica in St. Catherine. Occasion was the graduation ceremony on April 17. Others (from left) are Principal Director in the Ministry, Sharon Coburn Robinson, and Detective Superintendent of Police with the Department of Criminal Investigation Training (D-CIT), Carl Berry.

2 years ago Gender AffairsNational Security

Investigative Capacity of BGA Strengthened

The investigative capacity of the Bureau of Gender Affairs (BGA) has been strengthened, following the training of 18 personnel from the agency at the National Police College of Jamaica, at Twickenham Park in St. Catherine. Participants who took part in the Sexual Harassment Training Course, which was done in conjunction with the Department of Criminal Investigation Training (D-CIT), were exposed...