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Head of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) Forensic Services Branch, Senior Superintendent of Police Christopher Brown.
Head of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) Forensic Services Branch, Senior Superintendent of Police Christopher Brown.

JCF Forensics Chief Emphasises Training as Key to Modern Investigations

Head of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) Forensic Services Branch, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Christopher Brown, has emphasised the critical importance of training to equip investigators with the knowledge and skills necessary to apply forensic science principles and technology...
Chief Executive Officer of the Police Civilian Oversight Authority (PCOA), Otarah Byfield Nugent, displays the official calendar featuring winning entries from last year’s Transforming Our Police Services (TOPS) Secondary Schools Poster Competition, during a recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’.
Chief Executive Officer of the Police Civilian Oversight Authority (PCOA), Otarah Byfield Nugent, displays the official calendar featuring winning entries from last year’s Transforming Our Police Services (TOPS) Secondary Schools Poster Competition, during a recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’.

PCOA Opens 2025 Poster Competition to Secondary Schools in Police Area Five
Head of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) Forensic Services Branch, Senior Superintendent of Police Christopher Brown
Head of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) Forensic Services Branch, Senior Superintendent of Police Christopher Brown

JCF’s Forensic Services Branch Strengthens Support for Missing Persons Investigations
Head of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) Forensic Services Branch, Senior Superintendent of Police Christopher Brown
Head of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) Forensic Services Branch, Senior Superintendent of Police Christopher Brown

JCF Forensics Chief Highlights Advancements In Evidence-Based Investigations
Chief Executive Officer of the Police Civilian Oversight Authority (PCOA), Otarah Byfield Nugent, provides details about the organisation
Chief Executive Officer of the Police Civilian Oversight Authority (PCOA), Otarah Byfield Nugent, provides details about the organisation's Inspection Scorecard during a recent JIS Think Tank.

Citizens Urged to Use PCOA Inspection Scorecard to Monitor Performance of Police Stations

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Station Manager at the National Strategic Anti-Gang Division, Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), Detective Inspector, Paulette Wynter-Crossfield (left), addresses the Force4Good Podcast recently, which is an initiative of the JCF, aimed at shining light on issues affecting Jamaicans. At right is Detective Sergeant Grace Frazer-Lawrence, Sub-officer, National Strategic Anti-Gang Division.
National Security

JCF Warns Against Fake Kidnappings

The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) is warning against the practice of fake kidnappings. Station Manager at the National Strategic Anti-Gang Division, Detective Inspector Paulette Wynter-Crossfield, explained that teen girls are staging kidnappings to spend a prolonged period with their male friends. “You have teenagers who go out with their male friend, for whatever reason, spend days, and then when they...
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Divisional Commander for the St. James Police, Senior Superintendent Eron Samuels.
National Security

Residents Of St. James Encouraged to Continue to Partner with the Police

Divisional Commander for the St. James Police, Senior Superintendent Eron Samuels, is encouraging residents of the parish to continue partnering with the police to sustain the significant reduction in crime and further lower the murder rate in their communities.  Addressing the monthly meeting of the St. James Municipal Corporation on Thursday (September 11), SSP Samuels reported that murders in the...
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Station Manager at the National Strategic Anti-Gang Division, Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), Detective Inspector Paulette Wynter-Crossfield (left), addresses the Force4Good Podcast recently, which is an initiative of the JCF aimed at shining light on issues affecting Jamaicans. At right is Detective Sergeant Grace Frazer-Lawrence, sub-officer, National Strategic Anti-Gang Division.
National Security

JCF Urges Victims of Extortion to Contact the Police

The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) is urging businesses and individuals who are victims of extortion, or who have been approached by extortionists, to make a report to the police. Detective Sergeant Grace Frazer-Lawrence, sub-officer at the National Strategic Anti-Gang Division in the JCF, said it is important that persons not give into extortionists. “I know of the fear factor, and...
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Chief Executive Officer of the Police Civilian Oversight Authority (PCOA), Otarah Byfield Nugent, speaks at a JIS Think Tank on September 11, about the PCOA’s upcoming Transforming Our Police Services (TOPS) Competition.
National Security

PCOA Introduces New Category in TOPS Competition

The Police Civilian Oversight Authority (PCOA) has introduced a new category in their annual Transforming Our Police Service (TOPS) Competition for 2025. The new People’s Choice Award will give Jamaicans the opportunity to directly participate by voting for the police station that has had the most positive impact on them or their community. Speaking on the importance of the new...
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The Ministry of National Security, in partnership with the Organization of American States (OAS), will host the second staging of the SheSecures Jamaica national cybersecurity competition from September 12–14, 2025.
National Security

National Security Ministry Hosts Cybersecurity Competition September 12-14

The Ministry of National Security, in partnership with the Organization of American States (OAS), will host the second staging of the SheSecures Jamaica national cybersecurity competition from September 12 to 14, 2025. The virtual event, held on the Hackrocks platform, is designed to provide Jamaican women and girls aged 16 and older with hands-on cybersecurity training while testing and sharpening...
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Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (second left), having a light exchange with a staff member (right) in the Guardsman Group of Companies Cyber Intelligence Security Operations Centre, in Kingston, earlier this year.
CybersecurityYouth

Education Ministry Offers Cybersecurity Training and Certification Programme for Youth

The Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, in collaboration with the Organization of American States (OAS), is offering a National Cybersecurity Youth Training and Certification Programme. The programme is open to Jamaican nationals between the ages of 18 and 25 who reside locally and have a strong interest in information technology (IT) and/or cybersecurity. A bulletin issued by the...
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Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert Flynn (right), converses with Assistant Commissioner of Police, Community Safety and Security Branch, Charmaine Shand, during a recent engagement in Kingston.
National Security

Security and Well-being of Senior Citizens Highlighted as National Priority by Assistant Commissioner of Police

The protection and well-being of the elderly population were highlighted as a national priority, during the recent launch of Senior Citizens Month at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in Kingston, under the theme ‘Respect, Protect, Empower, Connect’. Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP), Community Safety and Security Branch, Charmaine Shand, underscored that while the month (September) serves to celebrate the invaluable contributions...
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