New recruits of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) are being equipped with improved skills and competencies to effectively undertake the task of serving and protecting the people of Jamaica. Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, said the JCF’s entire approach to the training of recruits has changed significantly, and is more student-centered, with a focus on self-directed learning...

Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security, Hon. Zavia Mayne, says visits to correctional centres in several parishes are aimed at making proper assessments of their current condition. The latest visits to the New Broughton Sunset Adult Correctional Centre (Manchester) and the Diamond Crest Facility (St. Elizabeth) on August 10 were carried out by Mr. Mayne; Permanent Secretary,...

Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security, Hon. Zavia Mayne (right), is shown the medical facility at the New Broughton Sunset Adult Correctional Centre in Manchester by Acting Superintendent, Smalling Renard (left), during a tour on Wednesday (August 10). Also on the tour is Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Courtney Williams (centre).

The Counter-Terrorism and Organised Crime Investigation Branch (C-TOC) conducted 383 operations and 323 raids in 2021. These resulted in the arrest of 544 persons, of which 364 were charged, and a total of 57 firearms, 1,727 rounds of ammunition and 14 stolen motor vehicles were recovered. Details are provided in the Planning Institute of Jamaica’s (PIOJ) Economic and Social Survey...

The Community Safety and Security Branch (CSSB) of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) continued to foster improved relations between the police and the citizenry during 2021. Officers conducted community, farm and beach patrols/visits and participated in meetings of various community-level groups, including citizen associations, neighbourhood watch, Police Youth Club (PYC), farm watch and beach watch. The CSSB also participated in...

The Ministry of National Security is collaborating with the Ministry of Education and Youth to inform children about human trafficking. Speaking recently with JIS News, Director of Children and Family Programmes at the Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA), Warren Thompson, said the initiative was necessary, as children are vulnerable to human trafficking. “There is the inclusion of the...

The Government is working with relevant stakeholders to develop a shared database to target human traffickers. Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security, Hon. Zavia Mayne, said that a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to facilitate the process has been signed among the membership of the National Task Force Against Trafficking in Persons (NATFATIP). It will provide centralised access...