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...

Twenty-six front-line service providers and community members in Westmoreland have successfully completed training in Psychological First Aid (PFA). A graduation ceremony was held at Luna Sea Inn in Bluefields, Westmoreland, on Monday (December 4) for the second iteration of the training that forms part of ongoing government and allied stakeholder efforts to support individuals experiencing stress and trauma as a...

Thirty-three additional persons from 12 countries have been granted Jamaican citizenship by the Government. They were presented with documents formalising their status by the Passport, Immigration and Citizenship Agency (PICA). This took place during a citizenship ceremony at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on Monday (December 4). The men, women and children hail from France, Colombia, the People’s...

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, is warning persons intent on committing crimes this Christmas that they will be apprehended and face swift consequences for their actions. Dr. Chang, who was speaking at the handover of 74 new motorcycles to the Public Safety and Traffic Enforcement Branch (PSTEB) at the Office of the Police...

The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) Public Safety and Traffic Enforcement Branch (PSTEB) today (December 1) received an additional 74 new bikes, valued at $63.913 million. This will take the total number of motorcycles acquired for the JCF since financial year 2018/2019 to 435 at a cost of more than $300 million. Speaking at the handover ceremony at the Office of...

Since the start of the year, the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) Quick Response Teams have effected more than 1,000 arrests, seized 19 firearms and issued more than 13,000 traffic tickets. Deputy Commissioner of Police, Dr. Kevin Blake, made the disclosure during a ceremony at the Police Commissioner’s Office in Kingston on Friday (December 1) to hand over 74 motorcycles to...

Fifty women at the South Camp Adult Correctional Centre in Kingston graduated today (November 30). Under the programme, the HEART/NSTA Trust provided training and job certification in cosmetology, sewing, data operations at Level 2, customer service delivery at Level 2, and other courses. Two Correctional Officers also participated in the training. In an address at the ceremony, delivered by Chief...