The Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) has welcomed 392 new members, comprising 314 males and 78 females.   The Passing Out Parade for the Jamaica National Service Corps (JNSC) Intake 2022/02 was held on Friday (July 21), at the Polo Grounds, Up Park Camp in Kingston.       Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of National Security, Ambassador Alison Stone Roofe, who addressed the ceremony,...

Minister of State, Ministry of National Security, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn (left), interacts with children at the Robotics and Animation Workshop held under the Ministry of National Security’s Music, Sports and Technology initiative at the University of Technology (UTech) campus in St. Andrew on July 20.

Training for and expansion of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) Station Records and Case Management Systems will be enhanced technologically following the handover of computers valued at US$700,000. The equipment was procured under the National Security Ministry’s Security Strengthening Project (SSP) which is funded by an Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) loan. These were handed over during a ceremony at the...

The House of Representatives, on Tuesday (July 18), approved a further 60-day extension of the Zones of Special Operations (ZOSOs) in seven areas across Jamaica. 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. In a statement to the House, Deputy Prime Minister...

Police Commissioner, Major General Antony Anderson (left), greets Ambassador of the Dominican Republic to Jamaica, Her Excellency Angie Martinez. Occasion was a cocktail reception for the presentation of Project Social Transformation and Renewal (STAR) on July 17, at the Ambassador’s residence in St. Andrew. Project STAR is an initiative of the Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ) in partnership with...

 

The police in Portland are urging residents to be cautious and consider certain risks if faced with a repeat of Monday’s (July 10) arrival of 37 Haitian nationals. The group, comprising 29 adults (24 males and five females), five boys and three girls, landed on the Boston Beach aboard a small boat and were assisted by residents before the authorities...