Arrangements governing the Crime Monitoring Oversight Committee (CMOC) are currently being reviewed and a new agreement should be reached soon. This was stated by Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with direct oversight for Skills and Digital Transformation, Senator, Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, during today’s (November 10) sitting of the Senate. “The Administration remains...

The Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) is advising the public and residents in and around the National Heroes Circle area that the JDF will be using ceremonial explosives in the vicinity of the National Heroes Circle over the period Wednesday 8 November 2023 to Saturday 11 November 2023, at approximately 1100 hrs (11:00 am). The explosions are a part of the...

Persons residing outside of the boundaries of St. James State of Public Emergency (SOE) are being encouraged to report any suspicious activities or individuals turning up in their communities who may be attempting to flee the parish. The appeal came from Commissioner of Police, Major General Antony Anderson, during Wednesday’s (November 8) post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House in St....

Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, has vowed to mobilise all available resources to bring to justice the perpetrators responsible for the shooting death of two primary-school boys in Flower Hill, St. James, on Monday (November 6). The boys, seven-year-old Justin Perry and nine-year-old Nahcolive Smith of Salt Spring were killed after the taxi in which they were...

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...