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...

The new Data Protection Act comes into effect today (Dec. 1), providing greater safeguards for the handling of the personal information of Jamaicans held in physical or electronic form. The legislation, which was passed in 2020, is poised to transform the way organisations manage personal data, including the collection, storage, utilisation, disclosure, and disposal. Entities, particularly those that process personal...

Jamaica’s maritime security and blue economy received a further boost with the naming and commissioning into service of a new offshore patrol vessel, His Majesty’s Jamaican Ship (HMJS) Norman Manley. It is the latest addition to the fleet of the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) and will be employed in fulfilling the traditional roles of the 1st District JDF Coast Guard....

New Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) constables are being urged to call on their training as they undertake the task of serving and protecting the people of Jamaica. Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, who made the call while addressing a passing out parade at the National Police College of Jamaica (NPCJ) in Twickenham Park, St. Catherine, on Wednesday...

Residents of Mocho and surrounding communities in Clarendon North Central are to benefit from the establishment of a modern police station. The facility will increase the safety and security of citizens, while improving the work conditions of Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) members. Member of Parliament (MP) and Minister with responsibility for Information, Hon. Robert Morgan, made the disclosure during his...

A total of 152 members of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) have been recognised for their exemplary conduct and years of long service. During the JCF Medal of Honour for Long Service and Good Conduct awards ceremony, held on the grounds of the Police Officers’ Club on November 23, medals were presented to the recipients by Commissioner of Police, Major...