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Project STAR (Social Transformation and Renewal) Project Director, Saffrey Brown, addresses a press briefing at the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) Headquarters in Kingston on Wednesday (June 14).
Project STAR (Social Transformation and Renewal) Project Director, Saffrey Brown, addresses a press briefing at the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) Headquarters in Kingston on Wednesday (June 14).

Project Star Yielding Positive Outcomes

Activities under Project STAR (Social Transformation and Renewal), a collaborative social and economic transformation initiative, have begun to yield dividends since commencing in beneficiary communities in east downtown Kingston seven months ago. The initiative was created by the Private Sector...
Commanding Officer for the St. Catherine South Police Division, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), Christopher Phillips (right), speaks to secondary students from various schools in the division, at a Voice of the Youth Student Leader Symposium, held at the 100-Man Police Station, Portmore in St. Catherine, recently. They are (from left) Shanessa Williams and Davoy Burton (Cedar Grove Academy); Tristan Taylor and Mikhail Thompson (Greater Portmore High), and Dariell Williamson (Waterford High).
Commanding Officer for the St. Catherine South Police Division, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), Christopher Phillips (right), speaks to secondary students from various schools in the division, at a Voice of the Youth Student Leader Symposium, held at the 100-Man Police Station, Portmore in St. Catherine, recently. They are (from left) Shanessa Williams and Davoy Burton (Cedar Grove Academy); Tristan Taylor and Mikhail Thompson (Greater Portmore High), and Dariell Williamson (Waterford High).

Student Leaders In St. Catherine South to Be Trained As Violence Interrupters
Minister of State in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Dr. the Hon. Norman Dunn (right); and member of the National Task Force Against Trafficking in Persons (NATFATIP), Ministry of National Security, Audrey Budh, look at a booklet during the ‘World Day Against Child Labour’ Information Blitz on June 12 at the Half-Way Tree Transport Centre in St. Andrew.
Minister of State in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Dr. the Hon. Norman Dunn (right); and member of the National Task Force Against Trafficking in Persons (NATFATIP), Ministry of National Security, Audrey Budh, look at a booklet during the ‘World Day Against Child Labour’ Information Blitz on June 12 at the Half-Way Tree Transport Centre in St. Andrew.

PHOTOS: World Day Against Child Labour Information Blitz
Commissioner of Police, Major General Antony Anderson (centre), makes a point to Commending Officer for Hanover, Superintendent Sharon Beeput (left), during a stakeholder engagement at Round Hill Hotel and Villas in the parish on Tuesday, June 6. Sharing in the discussion is Head of Police Area One, Assistant Commissioner of Police, Clifford Chambers.
Commissioner of Police, Major General Antony Anderson (centre), makes a point to Commending Officer for Hanover, Superintendent Sharon Beeput (left), during a stakeholder engagement at Round Hill Hotel and Villas in the parish on Tuesday, June 6. Sharing in the discussion is Head of Police Area One, Assistant Commissioner of Police, Clifford Chambers.

Police Operational Base to Be Established in Montego Hills
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness.

Prime Minister Holness Urges Informed Regional Approach to Tackling Crime and Violence

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Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn.
National SecurityYouth

CADET Programme in Schools to Be Strengthened

A multi-Ministry approach will be used to strengthen the Jamaica Combined Cadet Force (JCCF) programme in schools. Newly appointed Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn, told JIS News that she has been in dialogue with the Ministry of Education and Youth to determine how best they can leverage their partnership. “We have to do...
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State Minister in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn
National Security

Minister of State to Focus on Family Structure and Crime

The breakdown of the family structure and its relation to crime will be one of the priority areas for newly appointed Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn. Speaking with JIS News, Minister Cuthbert-Flynn pointed out that in her new portfolio she will have responsibility for the Department of Correctional Services and the Jamaica Combined...
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Chairman of the Crime Monitoring Oversight Committee (CMOC), Lloyd Distant, says the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) should be commended for the improvements that have been made in its recruitment and training programme.
National Security

Accelerated Promotion Programme Has Boosted JCF’s Human Resources Capacity

The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) Accelerated Promotion Programme has been hailed by the Crime Monitoring Oversight Committee (CMOC) for some of the significant improvements observed in the Force’s human resource. The programme, which was launched in 2020, aims to expand the number of senior officers in the constabulary by promoting rank and file cops after extensive vetting and training. CMOC’s...
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Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, with responsibility for Information, Hon. Robert Morgan, addresses Wednesday’s (May 24) post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House in St. Andrew.
National Security

Jamaica Hosts Caribbean Nations Security Conference

Cabinet has approved Jamaica co-hosting the Caribbean Nations Security Conference 2023. The conference will be held in Montego Bay, St. James, from June 5 to 19, 2023. This was disclosed by Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, with responsibility for Information, Hon. Robert Morgan. during yesterday’s (May 24) post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House in St....
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