The National Task Force Against Trafficking in Persons (NATFATIP), Ministry of National Security, is reinforcing its commitment to tackle the issue of trafficking in persons. Speaking at a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’ on Tuesday, July 20, Manager, Trafficking in Persons Secretariat, Ministry of National Security, Chenee Russell Robinson, said that the NATFATIP is consistently working on the three...

Jamaica’s National Task Force Against Trafficking in Persons (NATFATIP) will join other countries worldwide to observe World Day against Trafficking in Persons 2021, on Friday, July 30. Speaking at a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’, held on July 20, Manager, Trafficking in Persons Secretariat, Ministry of National Security, Chenee Russell Robinson, said the Ministry will be hosting a week...

Commissioner of Police, Major General Antony Anderson, has informed that there are plans to establish a Specialised Operations branch in St. James, to help curb crime and violence in the parish. “Earlier on, that was part of the plan, it got interrupted because of COVID-19, but that has to come back on the table. It is the process of getting...

The Police Civilian Oversight Authority (PCOA) is reporting that there has been marked improvement with compliance in all areas assessed by the organisation in the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) Area 5 Division, since the reinspection of police stations under the PCOA’s Accountability Framework Initiative. The Accountability Framework Initiative has four phases: the Transforming Our Police Service (TOPS) Competition, held in...

The Police Civilian Oversight Authority (PCOA) says the organisation is pleased with the response of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) to its Accountability Framework Initiative. The Initiative has four phases – the Transforming Our Police Service (TOPS) Competition, held in one of five Area Commands;  TOPS Awards Ceremony;  Performance review meeting with JCF High Command, including the Commissioner of Police,...

The new Mount Salem Police Station in St. James was officially opened by Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, on July 14. The project, which was funded by the European Union (EU) at a cost of $ 47.6 million, was undertaken by the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), under its Poverty Reduction Programme (PRP). Construction was undertaken as part...

Head of the Trelawny Police, Superintendent Carlos Russell, says the parish recorded a 66.7 per cent clear-up rate for homicides for the first six months of 2021, compared to 33.3 per cent for the corresponding period last year. Speaking at a recent sitting of the Trelawny Municipal Corporation, Superintendent Russell informed that six murders were recorded in the parish up...