The police are continuing security operations initiated in St. James, to further reduce incidents of crime and violence in the division. This, according to Police Commissioner, Major General Antony Anderson, who was speaking during the 2023 National Security Seminar at the AC Hotel by Marriot Kingston, on Thursday (January 12). Sharing statistics, General Anderson said St. James recorded a significant...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the Government has been taking firm and deliberate steps to harden the national security architecture and ensure that the country does not become a haven for organised criminal groups. “This is so that a drug cartel somewhere or a crime syndicate somewhere does not have uncontested access to use Jamaica as a...

Motorists are again being implored to settle outstanding traffic tickets ahead of February 1, 2023 when the new Road Traffic Act and Regulations take effect. The Government’s end-to-end digitised ticketing system will also be implemented on that date. “As of the 31st of January, you will not be able to hide from being held accountable. Pay your tickets now,” implored...

The Government’s end-to-end digitised ticketing system will go live on February 1, Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, has advised. In a statement during Tuesday’s (January 10) sitting of the House of Representatives, Dr. Chang said that the system will “not only increase the efficiency of the Public Safety and Traffic Enforcement Branch (PSTEB) officers by ensuring that...

A sustained reduction in violent crimes across the nation is to be noted in 2023, with a clear message being sent to violence producers, says Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness. In his 2023 New Year’s Day message to the nation, Mr. Holness said legislative framework is coming this year to tackle the “epidemic of crime”, as part of...

Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck, is urging Justices of the Peace (JPs) to work more closely with the police to help curb crime and violence in the society. He noted that the “rights and freedoms of many of our citizens in many communities are being pushed over… by violence producers, who believe that because they have guns they can...

The Vale Royal Talks are expected to resume in January 2023 as part of efforts to build consensus on issues of national importance between the Government and Opposition. Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, made the disclosure while addressing a recent press conference at the Office of the Prime Minister where he declared states of public emergency (SOE) in...