A State of Public Emergency (SOE) has been declared for the parish of St. James. Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, announced the enhanced security measure during a post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House in St. Andrew on Wednesday (November 8). The SOE will be in effect for an initial 14 days. The announcement follows an increase in gang...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has called on Parliament to quickly pass legislation that will increase the penalty for murder. “There are, before us, amendments to legislation, which will increase penalties for such criminal terrorists... . I urge the house to pass these amendments forthwith before the year is out,” he said. The Prime Minister was speaking in...

Farmers are being encouraged to report losses resulting from larceny to the police, in order to bolster efforts to address the issue. Chairman of the Jamaica 4-H Clubs Island Advisory Council, Reverend Roy Wickham, says existing measures being implemented by the Government may not be as effective unless the farmer makes a report. “There are those farmers who will tell...

Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (left) and Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Dr. Kasan Troupe, participate in the Anti-Gang Week Church Service held at the Rose Town Holiness Christian Church in Kingston today (November 5).

The Ministry of Education and Youth, through its Safety and Security in Schools Unit will be observing Anti-Gang Week 2023, from November 5 to 11 under the theme ‘Gang nuh cool…Stay in school’. The observance involves collaboration with Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) Counter Terrorism and Organized Crime (CTOC) Investigations Branch, and the Community Safety and Security Branch. Activities for anti-gang...

Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert Flynn (left), tours the Horizon Remand Centre on Spanish Town Road in Kingston along with Superintendent A, Denis Waysome (right), on Monday (October 30).

Strong partnerships with law-enforcement agencies are being credited among the reasons for successful probes by the Financial Investigations Division (FID). Brand Communications Specialist at the FID, Garth Williams, told JIS News that the entity, which is the sole law-enforcement agency in the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, works in tandem with local and international bodies to fight financial...