Solving Jamaica’s crime problem requires a working partnership among the police, communities, and stakeholders across all sectors of society, says Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang. Speaking on day two of the Montego Bay Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s (MBCCI) inaugural Security Summit, at the Montego Bay Convention Centre, Rose Hall, St. James, on April 7, Dr. Chang...

Prime Minister, the Most. Hon. Andrew Holness, officially broke ground for the construction of a new police station, in Little London, Westmoreland, on Thursday (April 7). The facility will be built under the Ministry of National Security’s Project Rebuild, Overhaul, and Construct (ROC) initiative, which is aimed at making police stations islandwide, modern and citizen-friendly workspaces. Construction of the police...

The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) is developing several initiatives to help reduce the number of young people involved in criminal activities in western Jamaica, says Head of the Area One Police, Assistant Commissioner (ACP) Clifton Chambers. Speaking at the Montego Bay Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s inaugural security summit at the Montego Bay Convention Centre on April 6, ACP Chambers...

The border protection capabilities of the Jamaica Customs Agency (JCA) have been significantly bolstered with the British Government’s provision of a $22-million grant to acquire a replacement intelligence management system. This system will boost the JCA’s intelligence and risk-based targeting framework, which is vital to tackling cross-border-related crimes. The agency has also received radiation kits, among other provisions, which will...

The staff of the Department of Correctional Services has been further boosted with the graduation of 93 new Correctional Officers from the Carl Rattray Staff College in Runaway Bay, St. Ann, on Wednesday, March 30. The 93 recruits, who represented the 81st intake, consisted of 78 males and 15 females who were engaged in rigorous training over nine weeks. The...

The community of Anchovy in St James and its surroundings are soon to benefit from a new police station, as ground was broken for the facility on Friday (March 25) by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang. The new two-storey 5,300 sq. ft. building is to be constructed under the Ministry’s ‘Project Rebuild, Overhaul,...

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of National Security Courtney Williams, has said that government remains steadfast in its fight against the scourge of human trafficking and is prepared to provide the appropriate resources required to deal with the problem. Speaking recently at the opening of Jamaica’s first child-friendly-space for victims of human trafficking and other serious crimes at the Falmouth...