The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) has acquired 25 new vehicles valued at $176 million, which will allow for quicker response to incidents and the patrolling of Jamaica’s streets. A total of 15 L200 Mitsubishi pickups and 10 Toyota Hilux pickups were handed over at the Police Commissioner’s Office in Kingston on Tuesday, November 29. Speaking at the ceremony, Minister of...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre), addresses a meeting at the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) Harman Barracks, Area Four Headquarters in Kingston on Monday (November 28). Listening (from left) are Minister of State in the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) with Responsibility for Information, Hon. Robert Morgan; National Security Minister, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang; Commissioner of Police,...

The Government is contemplating the declaration of another State of Public Emergency (SOE), as part of ongoing crime-fighting efforts.  This was disclosed by Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, while speaking with members of the security forces at an SOE checkpoint near the Mountain View Police Station in Kingston, on Monday (November 28). He was visiting areas in the...

On November 25th, 2022, the Senate will debate the extension of the States of Public Emergency (SOEs) until January 14, 2023, in the select parishes where SOEs were declared on November 15, 2023. This broad-based grouping of Private Sector and Civil Society supports the extension of the SOE and urges the Senate to pass the extension on the condition that...

The top performers in the Transforming Our Police Service (TOPS) Competition for Area Three will be announced at an awards ceremony on Friday, November 25, during Police Week celebrations. This event will be held at Gold View Hotel in Mandeville, Manchester, beginning at 10:00 a.m. Organised by the Police Civilian Oversight Authority (PCOA), the TOPS competition this year had some...

Provisions under the modernised Criminal Justice (Suppression of Criminal Organisations) (Amendment) Act, 2021, commonly called the Anti-Gang legislation now allows for the prosecution of groups engaged in criminal activities. This was stated by Senior Deputy Director of Public Prosecutions, Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP), Jeremy Taylor, at the Ministry of Education and Youth’s Anti-Gang Week Townhall, on...

More than 20 firearms have been handed over to the authorities under the gun amnesty, which is now in effect. The amnesty began on Saturday, November 5 and is slated to end at midnight on Saturday, November 19. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, provided an update during a press conference at the Office...