More than 135 members of staff at the Ministry of National Security will line up to be inoculated against the coronavirus (COVID-19) at a vaccination drive on Tuesday (September 21). The exercise, which will take place at the Ministry’s 2 Oxford Road location in St. Andrew, is being staged in collaboration with the Health and Wellness Ministry. Spouses of staff...

The Ministry of National Security is conducting an impact assessment of Project Rebuild, Overhaul, and Construct (PROC) The objective of PROC is to convert all police stations into modern, citizen-friendly workspaces, provide officers with a comfortable environment conducive to work, while creating the ambience for citizens to engage the police willingly and comfortably. Being done by the Ministry’s Monitoring and...

The Ministry of National Security is targeting neighborhood watch groups, community associations and businesses across the island as it looks to beef up the number of surveillance cameras available under the JamaicaEye programme. “In terms of the contribution by the public, we are putting a lot of effort into that at this time,” Senior Director of Major Technology Transformation in...

The Ministry of National Security’s national closed-circuit television (CCTV) surveillance programme dubbed ‘JamaicaEye’ is now being implemented in the parish of St. Elizabeth. Senior Director of Major Technology Transformation in the Ministry, Arvel Grant, told JIS News that the expansion to St. Elizabeth is a part of the Government’s thrust to ensure that all parishes are integrated into the programme....

The Government is developing a Border Security Policy and Strategy that will secure the country against various threats, including the illegal movement of weapons, drugs, and contraband, while promoting lawful commence. “This policy represents a key priority of the Government to disrupt the drugs-for-guns trade as well as the food-for-guns trade and to bolster our own capacity as a country...

The Medical Services Branch of the Jamaica Constabulary Force is reporting that the Force’s vaccination blitz at the National Police College on Sunday, August 29, was a success.   According to Dr. George Leveridge, clinical director of the Branch, the blitz provided an opportunity for sworn and unsworn members of the JCF and their families to get vaccinated with any...

Jamaicans are being urged to report suspected incidents of human trafficking to the authorities. Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) Sub Officer in charge of the Anti-Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Vice Squad, Detective Inspector Kemisha Gordon, told JIS News that local law-enforcement stakeholders face challenges in citizens reporting suspected cases of human trafficking. Among these, she informed, are persons’ apparent lack of...