The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) has strategically deployed its members to major town centres to manage the increase in commercial activity during this year’s Yuletide season. Head of the Public Safety and Traffic Enforcement Branch (PSTEB), Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP), Gary McKenzie, told a JIS ‘Think Tank’ on December 14, that the Force has reduced administrative activities and increased...

The House of Representatives, on Tuesday (December 12), approved a 180-day extension of the Zones of Special Operations (ZOSOs) in seven areas across Jamaica, which will all expire on June 25, 2024. They are Denham Town, West Kingston; Norwood and Mount Salem, St. James; Greenwich Town, Parade Gardens and August Town in St. Andrew, and Savanna-la-Mar, in Westmoreland. On November...

The rehabilitation programmes at the Department of Correctional Services (DCS) stand as “beacons of hope” for incarcerated persons, says Minister of State at the National Security Ministry, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn. Delivering the keynote address at an Awards and Recognition Ceremony for inmates who participated in the DCS’ Summer Programme, held at the St. Catherine Adult Correctional Centre in Spanish Town...

The Joint Select Committee that reviewed the Cybercrimes Act has made several recommendations for the inclusion of new offences under the Act. Some of these include cyber stalking, cyber defamation, cyberthreats, cyberbullying, web jacking, phishing, spoofing, spamming and social engineering. Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with oversight for Skills and Digital Transformation, Senator Dr. the...

The police are advising members of the public to adopt safe practices and be very vigilant as they conduct business and traverse public places throughout this Yuletide season. The police will continue to maintain a strong presence across the island to minimize attacks from criminals. Here are some of the ways in which members of the public can help the...

Prime Minister the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left) is greeted by Commissioner of Police, Major General Antony Anderson, on arrival at the Police Officers’ Club in St. Andrew on Saturday (Dec. 9), for the Jamaica Constabulary Force’s (JCF) annual officers’ cocktail party.

The Government of Jamaica is partnering with the Canadian Government to strengthen the institutional capacity of the Haitian National Police (HNP). The first 16-member cohort of the HNP were equipped in security screening interview techniques during a recently concluded one-week course at the National Police College of Jamaica (NPCJ). A second batch of HNP participants are slated to arrive on...