There was an increase in the number of calls to Crime Stop from 679 in 2020, to 685 in 2021. An analysis of calls received showed that 28 per cent was in relation to illegal firearms and ammunition; 24.7 per cent for gunmen; 6.7 per cent for wanted persons; 6.1 per cent, drug-related; 5.5 per cent for lottery scamming; and...

The National Task Force Against Trafficking in Persons (NATFATIP), will be hosting a series of activities during Trafficking in Persons Week, to be observed from July 24 to 30. Speaking at a JIS Think Tank on July 25, Manager of the Trafficking in Persons Secretariat at the Ministry of National Security, Audrey Budhi, said the aim of the activities is...

The Government will be taking a zero-tolerance approach to the smuggling of contraband into prison facilities, says Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security, Hon. Zavia Mayne. Mr. Mayne, who was delivering the main address at the Passing Out Parade for the 82nd Intake of Correctional Officers, at the Carl Rattray Staff College in Runaway Bay, St. Ann,...

Jamaica will continue to build its capacity to tackle gender-based violence, says Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security, Hon. Zavia Mayne. Addressing day one of a five-day workshop of the Regional Knowledge Exchange on Operational Command of Gender-Based Violence (GBV) in the Caribbean, at the AC Marriot Hotel, on July 18, Mr. Mayne said the workshop would...

Wards at the Rio Cobre Juvenile Correctional Centre in St. Catherine will benefit from an Automotive and Driver’s Education Programme in August. The announcement was made by Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security, Hon. Zavia Mayne, while touring the Rio Cobre Juvenile Correctional Centre, on Thursday, July 14. This programme is being made possible through a partnership...

Vital government services are provided to parents and community members through the social service fairs being held by the Ministry of National Security, says Chief Technical Director in the Ministry, Shauna Trowers. The fairs facilitate services from State-run agencies, such as the Passport, Immigration and Citizenship Agency (PICA) and the Registrar General’s Department (RGD), among others. In an interview with...

The Government of Jamaica is strengthening the national framework to combat human trafficking. Development of a National Policy and Plan of Action on Trafficking in Persons (TIP) are underway through the National Task Force Against Trafficking in Persons (NATFATIP). Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of National Security, Courtney Williams, who is chairman of NATFATIP, made the disclosure while addressing the...