Head of the Anti-Trafficking in Persons Unit, Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP), Carl Berry, has informed that males now form a large part of the number of human-trafficking victims. Addressing a Tourism Product Development Company (TPDCo) ‘Trafficking in Persons’ webinar at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James, on March 9, Mr. Berry noted that...

Jamaica’s first child-friendly centre to assist youngsters who are victims of human trafficking and other serious crimes, was officially opened at the Falmouth police station in Trelawny on Friday (March 4). The facility was jointly established by the Ministry of National Security and the United States (U.S.) Embassy in Kingston under the U.S.-Jamaica Child Protection Compact (CPC) Partnership. A child-friendly...

The Government has identified land in St. Catherine to construct a state-of-the-art correctional facility. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, says the Sugar Corporation of Jamaica has been “quite generous” in providing approximately 300 acres, “so that we can build a proper modern [facility].” He was responding to questions during Tuesday’s (March 1) meeting...

The Ministry of National Security is moving to review and amend the legislation governing the private security industry in Jamaica. Speaking with JIS News, State Minister in the Ministry, Zavia Mayne, said the review of the Private Security Regulation Authority (PSRA) Act, which was passed in 1992, is necessary to bring clarity to the issues concerning security guards. “One of...

A new police station will be constructed at Stony Hill, St. Andrew, as part of the Government’s efforts to modernise and upgrade the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF). Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, who broke ground for the station on February 24, said its construction is a “strategic direction” of the Government’s crime-fighting efforts. “You will notice that we...

Minister of Local Government and Rural Development Hon. Desmond McKenzie, has said that the security forces must be commended for their professionalism and hard work in stemming the flow of crime in several volatile communities in Westmoreland. Addressing reporters in the parish capital (Savanna-la-Mar) on Friday (February 25), Minister McKenzie said that since the implementation of a Zone of Special...

The Government is embarking on a major social investment initiative, aimed at curtailing crime and violence in vulnerable schools and communities across Jamaica. The ‘Violence Prevention in Targeted Vulnerable Communities and Schools in Jamaica’ Programme will be spearheaded by the Ministry of National Security, with US$7 million in funding support from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). Deputy...